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HumanitiesReligionReligious StudiesEthnography Of FolkloreFolklore TheoryRitual StudiesFolk ReligionMagic BeliefsRitual EthnographyRitual FolkloreRitual LifeWitchcraft BeliefsCultural Representations Of WitchesEthnic Identity MaintenanceFolk WitchcraftFolkloric NarrativesOppositional Culture TheoryPagan RitualReligious EcstasyWitchcraft In Folklore
Introduction: Ethnography of Magic and the Magic of Ethnography PART I. ROOTS AND BRANCHES Chapter 1. Study of Folklore and the Reclamation of Paganism Chapter 2. Boundaries and Borders: Imagining Community PART II. RELIGIONS OF EXPERIENCE Chapter 3. Making Magic: Training the Imagination Chapter 4. Between the Worlds Chapter 5. The Juice of Ritual: Pathways to Ecstasy PART III. BEYOND EXPERIENCE: RELIGION AND IDENTITY Chapter 6. Romance of Subdominance: Creating Oppositional Culture Chapter 7. The Heart Is the Only Nation: Neo-Paganism, Ethnic Identity and the Construction of Authenticity Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments