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Stalking the Goddess
Mark Carter
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Description for Stalking the Goddess
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In 1948 Robert Graves published The White Goddess. His study of poetic mysticism and goddess worship has since become a founding text of Western paganism. As Wicca emerged from what Graves called, a few hopeful young people in California, to over two million strong, The White Goddess has achieved near liturgical status. This rising appreciation brings all the problems of liturgical texts. Many pagans consider Graves' work like the goddess herself; awe inspiring but impenetrable. Stalking The Goddess is the first extensive examination of this enigmatic text to come from the pagan community and guides readers through bewildering forests ... Read more
In 1948 Robert Graves published The White Goddess. His study of poetic mysticism and goddess worship has since become a founding text of Western paganism. As Wicca emerged from what Graves called, a few hopeful young people in California, to over two million strong, The White Goddess has achieved near liturgical status. This rising appreciation brings all the problems of liturgical texts. Many pagans consider Graves' work like the goddess herself; awe inspiring but impenetrable. Stalking The Goddess is the first extensive examination of this enigmatic text to come from the pagan community and guides readers through bewildering forests ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780991733
SKU
V9781780991733
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99-50
About Mark Carter
Mark Carter lives, works and writes in his home town of Bloomington, Illinois. He's contributed articles to The Druid Missal-Any, Body Modification Ezine and Examiner.com. An avid music collector, his reviews have appeared in Subnormal Magazine and various music blogs.
Reviews for Stalking the Goddess
The influence of Robert Graves on Wicca cannot be ignored. In Stalking the Goddess, Mark Carter makes an important contribution in understanding the history of the modern pagan movement. This book is compulsory reading for anyone who wishes to understand this history. (Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone) I found this a valuable book, which enabled me to understand Graves himself, ... Read more