Drawing Down the Moon (book)
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Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today is a 1979 book by Margot Adler. According to the New York Times, the book "is credited with both documenting new religious impulses and being a catalyst for the panoply of practices now in existence"[1] and "helped popularize earth-based religions."[2] Adler is a Neopagan and "recognized witch"[1] herself and a reporter for National Public Radio.[3]
The book is an examination of Neopaganism in the United States from a sociological standpoint, discussing the history and various forms of the movement. It contains excerpts from many interviews with average Pagans, as well as with well-known leaders and organizers in the community.
The book has been revised and re-released in series of updated editions, the first in 1987. Successive versions have included over one hundred and fifty pages of additional text and an updated contacts section. It has been praised by Theodore Roszak, Susan Brownmiller, the New York Times Book Review and the Journal of the American Academy of Religion.[4]
There is also a collection of poems from various authors edited by Robert Minhinnick with the similar title: Drawing Down The Moon. Poems and Stories 1996.
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[edit] Editions
- Original edition 1979, hardcover, ISBN 0-670-28342-8 (Viking, New York)
- Original edition 1979, paperback, ISBN 0-8070-3237-9 (Beacon Press, Boston)
- Revised edition 1986, paperback, ISBN 0-8070-3253-0 (Beacon Press, Boston)
- Revised edition 1996, paperback, ISBN 0-14-019536-X (Penguin, New York)
- Revised edition 2006, paperback, ISBN 0-14-303819-2 (Penguin, New York)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Goldscheider, Eric. Witches, Druids and Other Pagans Make Merry Again in the Magical Month of May , The New York Times, May 28, 2005.
- ^ Ramirez, Anthony. Another Hit Could Give Witches a Bad Name, The New York Times, August 22, 1999.
- ^ NPR. 2006. Margot Adler, NPR Biography, NPR website, accessed August 27, 2006 [1]
- ^ 0807032530 - Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler - 9780807032534
[edit] Reviews
- Bittner, Amy. 'Review of Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon
- Dangler, Michael. A Review of Adler's Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshipers, and Other Pagans in America Today
- Donaldson, Mara E. Untitled review in Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Jun., 1982), pp. 303-304.
[edit] Interviews
- The Wiccan / Pagan Times. Drawing Down the Moon: TWPT Talks with Margot Adler
