Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America by Margot Adler Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
Book Review: Hardly fluffy.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is scholarly and well-written, although I , too, found it over depended on "the Goddess" and left out the God, but this is forgivable because of when and how it was writen. THAT, and the fact that she makes a point even within the title that Witches and Goddess worshippers aren't always the same folk make the errors of the book utterly forgivable.
If you go into a Psychiatrist's office, and are Pagan, bring a copy of this book for the shrink. Usually, but not always, it will convince even the strictest shrink that your religion is valid.
Book Review: I felt like comming home
Summary: 5 Stars
for me, as a wife of a protestant priest and also a student of religion this book was a revalation of s.th. I was searching for. It was the kick I was looking for , since I have been born. Realy,I felt like coming home. Today, I like this book, because of its polytheism, its irony about monotheism. For the first time of my life, I feel realy powerful about male dominated kingdom of western religion. This book is absolutely necessary for every person, living in the western, patriachal world, to gain new aspects of practical living.Book Review: Excellent book in need of being updated
Summary: 5 Stars
We met the author in 1978 as she was awaiting publlication of her book. We found it excellent, but already a bit dated and hoped for an update in the revision that came later. Unfortunately, the later version was only slightly different from the earlier one.The Craft has changed faster than any other religious movement, and we need a truly up-to-date revision, but we need it from Margot Adler. For her balanced and human document is the perfect contrast to the books by enemies of witchcraft who want to portray ourselves as devil-worshippers, etc. For now, the work is mainly useful in providing a history of a crucial time in the emergence of this growing religious movement. We are pleased to see attention given to our own tradition, NROOGD, in the book. It is very well written and intelligent. We highly recommend it, but again as an historical rather than a current document.Book Review: Definitely not for beginners
Summary: 1 Stars
So many people recommended this book to me when I first became interested in Wicca but it was so boring and wordy and very hard to follow so I put it away and went to Scott Cunningham books and they were much better, 2 years later I went back to this book thinking I would be more connected to it now but still I find this book drab and boring. I prefer Silver Ravenwolfs books now.Book Review: Still the one and only
Summary: 5 Stars
DDTM is in a class by itself, still standing after 20 years as the only journalistic overview of American Neopaganism written by someone who is both a fine journalist and a trusted insider. I'm old-fashioned enough to think that one cannot be well-grounded in any spiritual path without knowing the people, the times and the culture that shaped and formed it. This is the only book that can provide that context for what one might call the adolescent decade, mid-70s to mid-80s, of the contemporary Pagan movement. The 1st Edition has a honored spot on my bookshelf, a 2nd Edition sits beside it, and a 3rd Edition is sure to join them, if simply for Margot's updated and invaluable resource guide.