Witchfather: A Life of Gerald Gardner, Vol 2: From Witch Cult to Wicca
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1870450795 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 436 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Still not formatted properly but indispensable" according to Merri-Todd Webster. One thing I learned from this book that I had not understood before was that Gardner did not really become involved in "the witch cult", as he initially called it, until he was retired. He spent most of his adult life living and working abroad due to his asthma; he only settled in England and began getting in touch with people doing "witchy" things when he was in his fifties (hence, no doubt, his widespread nickname of "Old Gerald"). Once again I urge readers interested in modern witchcraft and paganism to persevere despite the cranky formatting and read this book.. History of Wicca II azurestar Excellent accurate history of Gerald Gardner and beginnings of Wiccadescribes his later years until his passing to Summerland. Very accurate. "Good Enough" according to Jo Patterson. This is a good book. Nothing really new or unknown at this time. But having it all in one place is a nice thing and makes it easier to look up. I haven't a clue why Amazon isn't selling vol 1 - that's where all the good stuff is. Witchfather: A Life of Gerald Gardner, Vol 2: From Witch Cult to Wicca
This book chronicles his efforts over the remaining quarter century of his life to ensure not only that it survived but that it would become the significant player on the world religious stage that it now is - "the only religion that England has ever given the world", in the words of Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at the University of Bristol, who calls it " a very fine book: humane, intelligent, compassionate, shrewd, and based upon a colossal amount of primary research". But it was only on his retirement to England, settling on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, that destiny took him firmly by the hand. Gardner was overwhelmed by the experience and was dete