Magic, Witchcraft and the Otherworld : An Anthropology

Rating:
Summary: quite good
Review: Greenwood was a participant-observer in the practics of the British magical and wiccan communities. She spent several years working in groups around london, both 'high magic' and wtchcraft groups. Unlike some earlier studies of this sort, Greenwood does not attempt to 'explain away' the results of her training. Instead she uses a more modern anthropological approach that recognizes the validity of the experiences magicians have of the 'otherworld' and attempts to find its meaning.
Very interesting for magicians and scholars alike.