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OverviewCalling themselves witches and pagans and drawing inspiration from pre-Christian polytheistic worship, the practitioners of Neo-Paganism have often been misunderstood by outsiders. In the uninitiated, their art and iconography have inspired fear. Fire-cat masks, earth mother icons, henna tattoos, ankhs, water altars, jewellery and more, make up one of today's most flourishing contemporary traditions and are the focus of this remarkable book. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sabina MaglioccoPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9781578063918ISBN 10: 1578063914 Pages: 88 Publication Date: 30 January 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSabina Magliocco is an assistant professor of anthropology at California State University (Northridge). Her previous book, The Two Madonnas: The Politics of Festival in a Sardinian Community (1993), won the 1994 Chicago Folklore Prize. She has been published in such periodicals as Journal of American Folklore, Western Folklore, and Fabula. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |