Of unprecedented importance in clearing the name of witchcraft, the leader of the coven is a civil rights activist, still dedicated in her wiser years to the individual's right to freedom of religion. A must read in women's studies, shamanism, comparative religion and American studies.

Introduction: A Serendipitous Collaborative Inquiry Ravenwood: A Living Atlanta Coven Hallowmas at Ravenwood Ravenwood: The Craft Goes Public Themes of Belief: Thealogy at Ravenwood Growing in Witchcraft The Long Dark Road to the Circle of Light: Zigular's Journey Becoming a Ravenwood Witch Singing, Sewing and Sci/Fi: A Wiccan Family Yes, Virginia, Men Are Witches, Too: A Portrait of Lord Starhawk Feminism and Animal Rightism: A Political Witch at Ravenwood Ravenwood as Church and Seminary The Good Witch of the South: Portrait of a High Priestess Lady Sintana Remembers and Reflects The Challenge of Living Witchcraft The Challenges of Living Witchcraft: To Research Strategies, To the Wider Community Appendix: Studying a Stigmatized Group … A Tale Endnotes Works Cited

This study of Ravenwood, the largest open coven in the United States, is the only ethnography of a witches' commune that has been done with the consent and support of the witches themselves, and it is a major contribution to Wiccan studies.