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Hi Linda, I have this book and it is excellent. My purpose in asking for references was because I am teaching a module on Western Esotericism and New Religious Movements. I give the students readings that relate to seminar topics. In one seminar, we were discussing ethnography and Paganism and a student asked about ethnographic studies of esoteric practitioners/groups, people who would describe themselves as occultists rather than Pagans. So, while I can and have scanned book chapters on Paganism and Witchcraft for the students to read, I was looking for other types of groups that have been researched ethnographically (especially ones I might not be aware of). My own research is on Irish Witchcraft and Paganism and so I am more familiar with what has been published on these areas than I would be with what's been published on Western Esoteric traditions that are separate from Paganism. With best wishes, Jenny On 23 March 2016 at 22:50, Linda Sever <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Could I recommend the work of the anthropologist, Dr Susan Greenwood? Her > book * Magic, Witchcraft and the Otherworld: An Anthropology* is an anthropological > and ethnographic study of contemporary and ceremonial magic groups that > practiced magic in London in the 1990s. > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 23 Mar 2016, at 22:43, Jenny Butler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > Yes I've read Luhrmann's work, but I'm looking for something that isn't > Pagan/Witchcraft focused and that is more recent. I'm looking more for > studies exclusively focused on ceremonial magicians or other esoteric > groups. > > Thanks though! > > With kind regards, > > Jenny > > On 24 February 2016 at 01:01, Robert Mathiesen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> There was some ethnographic discussion of British ceremonial magic groups >> in Tanya Luhrmann's _Persuasions of the Witches' Craft_, though her >> principal focus was on Pagan and Witchcraft groups. >> >> Bob >> >> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Amy Hale <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jenny, >>> >>> Sure! Here are the links from my Academia.edu page, perhaps you will >>> find them of interest. The second one does address the ethnographic study >>> of Paganism within the wider framework of Esoteric Studies, where some of >>> the methodological issues and concerns are still relevant. >>> >>> >>> https://www.academia.edu/9143621/Navigating_Praxis_Pagan_Studies_vs._Esoteric_Studies >>> >>> >>> https://www.academia.edu/1160674/White_Men_Can_t_Dance_Evaluating_Race_Class_and_Rationality_in_Ethnographies_of_the_Esoteric >>> >>> I know there has been some interesting ethnographic work done in >>> Freemasonry, which may also be useful. Here's one that looks fascinating. >>> >>> http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo17041333.html >>> >>> >>> All the best, >>> Amy >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:49 PM, Jenny Butler <[log in to unmask] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Amy, >>>> >>>> Please do share your work! >>>> >>>> All the best, >>>> >>>> Jenny >>>> >>>> >>>> On 23 February 2016 at 23:47, Amy Hale <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Jenny, >>>>> >>>>> I wish there were more! I have written a couple pieces that address >>>>> issues around ethnographic research in occult/esoteric groups that I am >>>>> happy to share if you are interested. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Amy >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Jenny Butler < >>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thank you Kateryna. Actually, I have Kennet Granholm's work on my >>>>>> reading list for my module 'Western Esotericism and New Religious >>>>>> Movements'. A question came up in class about ethnographic research on >>>>>> esotericism during a discussion about contemporary Pagan magical practices >>>>>> and I couldn't think of any other ones (apart from Granholm's)! >>>>>> >>>>>> All the best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Jenny >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 23 February 2016 at 22:42, Kateryna Zorya <[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Jenny, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kennet Granholm's work comes to mind: http://kennetgranholm.com/ >>>>>>> He worked on the Dragon Rouge. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> All the best, >>>>>>> Kateryna Zorya >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2016-02-23 23:29 GMT+01:00 Jenny Butler <[log in to unmask]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dear All, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Are there any ethnographies published of occult groups who practice >>>>>>>> ceremonial or "high" magic or other esoteric groups? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am not looking for material to do with Pagan groups. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> With best wishes, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jenny >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by >>>>>>>> Avast. >>>>>>>> www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> >>>>>>>> <#-1603168688430436322_6926327527460235522_-1323884839_-262594949_1376803317_-200062252_609722540_1911965200_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >