Witches Of America

Witches of America is a memoir of Alex MarÆs immersive five-year trip into the occult, as both a journalist and someone searching for her own faith. She explores modern Paganismùfrom its roots in 1950s England to its present-day American mecca in the San Francisco Bay Area; from a gathering of more than a thousand witches in the Illinois woods to the New Orleans branch of one of the worldÆs most influential magical societiesùand decides to train in a coven herself. With keen intelligence and wit, Mar illuminates the world of witchcraft while grappling in fresh and unexpected ways with the question underlying every faith: Why do we choose to believe in anything at all? Whether evangelical Christian, Pagan priestess, or atheist, each of us craves a system of meaning to give structure to our lives. Sometimes we just find it in unexpected places.

• | Author: Alex Mar
• | Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
• | Publication Date: Oct 11, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0374536430
• | ISBN-13: 9780374536435