Witchcraft: The Gay Counterculture

by Arthur Evans

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0915480018
• ISBN13: 9780915480012
• Release Date: June 1978
• Publisher: Fag Rag Books
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Book That Never Came

There's no chance of "spoiler" as I never got the book. The tracking no. was not recognised by either FedEx OR Auspost. Now I have no idea where the book is. Looks like the spoiler is on me.

We do have a history

Our history like it's never been told before. This book is chock full of historial insight that shines a light on where we as a society have been and why we are at the place we are now in reference to gender, religion, and sexuality disputes. Get it!

Excellent!

This little book is full of amazing and interesting material. I highly recommend it to any LBGT person that is interested in Witchcraft, alternative lifestyles and religions, and historical accounts. Although some of the information is dry and dated, the overall presentation of information is excellent. I bought my copy used and even though the condition of the book wasn't great, the content definately made up for it.This is the type of book that should be in every queer library. If you read and liked Randy Conner's book, Blossom of Bone, you will definately enjoy this little masterpiece.

It's not just for Gay men and wiccans anymore

This excellent book details the direct connections between our cultural mistreatment of homosexuals and the European/American historical religious killing of 'witches' (women 'considered bad') by Christians.

A Good Historical Text

The best part about this book is that Evans offers a historical text which is an alternative to the histories printed by other researchers and writers of the past. His links to other texts, etymologies and traditions is quite substantial and his application of this learning to modern day times in the Western world is still appropriate today, even though this book was written in the 1970's. The only drawback is that he advocates the use of violence in activism in order to get the gay/witchcraft point across, and although this may just be a sign of the time when this book was written, it does put a bit of a dampener on the rest of the text, especially when taking into consideration the wiccan rede. However, this book is a must read for any witch studying history, or any lesbian, gay or bisexual person trying to trace their historical roots.

The original and essential book on gays and Witchcraft.

Evans' book broke new ground when it established the link between the historic oppression of gay people and the religion of Witchcraft. This book is an essential for gay people and *all* Witches/Wiccans. Everyone needs to know how our histories are inextricably linked.