Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Ethnography of Magic and the Magic of Ethnography 1
4. Part I. Roots and Branches
5. 1. The Study of Folklore and the Reclamation of Paganism 23
6. 2. Boundaries and Borders: Imagining Community 57
7. Part II. Religions of Experience
8. 3. Making Magic: Training the Imagination 95
9. 4. Ritual: Between the Worlds 122
10. 5. "The Juice of Ritual": Pathways to Ecstasy 152
11. Part III. Beyond Experience: Religion and Identity
12. 6. The Romance of Subdominance: Creating Oppositional Culture 185
13. 7. "The Heart Is the Only Nation": Neo- Paganism, Ethnic Identity, and the Construction of Authenticity 205
14. Notes 239
15. Bibliography 247
16. Index 257
17. Acknowledgments 267