I am happy to announce that my book _Her Hidden Children:
The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America_ has been published
by AltaMira Press / Rowman & Littlefield, as part of the
Pagan Studies series edited by Wendy Griffin and me.
It's mainly an exploration of how British Wicca combined
with American "nature religion" (in Catherine Albanese's definition
of the latter as a "scholarly construct").
One of the points that I make in passing is that the emphasis on
nature religion/earth religion has led to a de-emphasizing of magic,
to the point where one can now call oneself a "Witch" without
having to actually do anything magical in the popular understanding
of the term.
A shortcut to the online catalog page: http://www.tinyurl.com/gkaoq
Or else go to http://www.altamirapress.com and use the "Search"
feature. It may be purchased directly from the publisher
online or through the usual online booksellers.
The price is US $19.95 paperback and $55 hardback.
My thanks to Doug Cowan, Ronald Hutton, and Sabina
Magliocco for their generous cover blurbs.
Apologies for the inevitable cross-posting,
Chas Clifton
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