Witching Culture : Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America

Introduction: The Ethnography of Magic and the Magic of Ethnography 1(22) Part I. Roots and Branches 1. The Study of Folklore and the Reclamation of Paganism 23(34) 2. Boundaries and Borders: Imagining Community 57(38) Part II. Religions of Experience 3. Making Magic: Training the Imagination 95(27) 4. Ritual: Between the Worlds 122(30) 5. "The Juice of Ritual": Pathways to Ecstasy 152(33) 6. The Romance of Subdominance: Creating Oppositional Culture 185(20) Part III. Beyond Experience: Religion and Identity 7. "The Heart Is the Only Nation": Neo-Paganism, Ethnic Identity, and the Construction of Authenticity 205(34) Notes 239(8) Bibliography 247(10) Index 257(10) Acknowledgments 267