Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

This is an excellent introduction to paganism by a well-respected author. It's not dry or overly academic, but well-written and interesting. I recommend this book if you're pagan-curious and want to learn lots more.

This book is a must-read for anyone who is either a practising Wiccan/Pagan or simply interested in learning about the Neo-Pagan movement. Margot Adler covers every single angle and her own involvement and experience adds much to its authority. I love this book.

Premetto che sia un buon libro, una ricerca approfondita. Peccato che da pagina 39 alla 178 si parli solo di Wicca e streghe mentre, dalla 243 alla 355 si parli di religione neo-pagane in generale. Pensavo che la distribuzione delle trattazioni fosse più equa. 139 pagine dedicate ad un solo argomento e 112 dedicate a tutto il mondo neo-pagano (la cui trattazione, per altro, non scende nemmeno fin troppo nel dettaglio... è un discorso generale diviso in alcune macroaree). Buon testo, ma non era quello che mi aspettavo

It needs no telling that this book is phenomenal, rich, precious, just as one needs not to state that the sky is blue. But isn't the sky beautiful today? Decades of research, interviews and lived experiences are stacked into the multiple editions that brought us this book. A real treasure unlike any other : the stories and the voices of the pagans of north america, their wisdom, opinions, worries, growth, identity... A complete kaleidoscope of diversity, a record of history, as the pagan community deserves. Much love.

If you want to know more about the history of how healers and the craft evolved throughout time, this book is for you. It’s a great reference book for new witches, pagans, etc.