Recent decades have seen a revival of paganism, and every summer people gather across the United States to celebrate this increasingly popular religion. The author engrossing ethnography is the outcome of five years attending neo-pagan festivals, interviewing participants, and sometimes taking part in their ceremonies. This book incorporates her personal experience and insightful scholarly work concerning ritual, sacred space, self-identity, and narrative. The results is a compelling portrait of this frequently misunderstood religious movement. Neo-paganism began emerging as a new religious movement in the late 1960s. In addition to bringing together followers for self-exploration and participation in group rituals, festivals might offer workshops on subjects such as astrology, tarot, mythology, herbal lore, and African drumming. But while they provide a sense of community for followers, neo-pagan festivals often provoke criticism from a variety of sources -among them conservative Christians, Native Americans, New Age spokespersons, and media.