The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft - Ronald Hutton
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft - Ronald Hutton
Title: The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Author: Ronald Hutton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
First published: 1999
This edition: Oxford University Press paperback edition, first issued 2001; later printing, with number line showing 15
ISBN: 9780192854490
Condition: Second-hand. Good condition. The covers show light to moderate shelf wear, including creasing near the upper front cover, minor edge and corner wear, and light spine creasing. The text block appears sound and the pages are generally clean, with normal signs of prior handling. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
Ronald Hutton’s landmark study traces the development of modern pagan witchcraft in Britain from the nineteenth century through the rise of Wicca in the twentieth. Drawing on an enormous range of historical sources, Hutton examines the influence of folklore, ceremonial magic, Romanticism, archaeology, Freemasonry, occult revival movements and key figures such as Gerald Gardner on the formation of modern witchcraft.
Widely regarded as one of the most important scholarly histories of modern paganism and Wicca, The Triumph of the Moon is essential reading for anyone interested in witchcraft history, occult revivalism, British paganism and the historical roots of contemporary magical practice.
About the Author: Ronald Hutton is a British historian and professor at the University of Bristol whose work specialises in early modern Britain, ritual, folklore, paganism and the history of witchcraft. He is one of the most influential academic historians writing on modern Paganism and Wicca.