page_title: Drawing Down the Moon (book)
section_title: Synopsis
hierarchical_section_title: Drawing Down the Moon (book) / Synopsis
caption_attribution_description: English: Margot Adler
context_page_description: Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today is a sociological study of contemporary Paganism in the United States written by the American Wiccan and journalist Margot Adler. First published in 1979 by Viking Press, it was later republished in a revised and expanded edition by Beacon Press in 1986, with third and fourth revised editions being brought out by Penguin Books in 1996 and then 2006 respectively.
  According to The New York Times, the book "is credited with both documenting new religious impulses and being a catalyst for the panoply of practices now in existence" and "helped popularize earth-based religions." Adler was a Neopagan and "recognized witch" herself and a reporter for National Public Radio.
  The book is an examination of Neopaganism in the United States from a sociological standpoint, discussing the history and various forms of the movement. It contains excerpts from many interviews with average Pagans, as well as with well-known leaders and organizers in the community.
  The first edition of the book sold 30,000 copies.
context_section_description: Drawing Down the Moon offers a guide to the Pagan movement across the United States.
caption: Margot Adler in 2004.
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