The Triumph of the Moon

A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

By: Ronald Hutton

Narrated by: Bruce Mann

Ronald Hutton is known for his colorful, provocative, and always exhaustively researched studies on original subjects. This work is no exception: the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world, that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800. Village cunning folk and Victorian ritual magicians, classicists and archaeologists, leaders of woodcraft and scouting movements, Freemasons and members of rural secret societies, all appear in this book. Also included are some of the leading figures of English literature, from the Romantic poets to WB Yeats, DH Lawrence, and Robert Graves, as well as the main personalities who have represented pagan witchcraft to the world since 1950.

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Deep dive into pagan witchcraft

Cogent, excellent writing and analysis. This is a long book with detailed and comprehensive coverage and extensively documented. For those willing to make the effort well worth it. Very informative.

A Fascinating Book; Lackluster Reading

For all interested in the history of British paganism and ceremonial magic after 1800, there is no better book of which I know that can present the story and analysis of these subject’s than Prof. Hutton’s “The Triumph of the Moon.”

Regrettably, the reader of this book does not do justice to the work’s very interesting and extensively researched content. His voice is flat, mechanical, and oddly monotone. However the content of the book is worth enduring such a lackluster performance.

great history

Ronald Hutton always has information packed books that I learn so much from. Another win from him

A Thorough Treatment of Paganism-become-modern

This book would stand on its own as a genuine example of scholarship whether or not the reader had any interest in what we reckon as paganism/witchcraft. As an absolutely amateur lover of history, I blazed through this one and couldn't stop! I can't imagine having the stamina required to write this book but besides its value as history, it was just fun to read! I loved this one!

Horrible narrator

I can't even say whether or not I like the book's content because the narration is so bad that it's hard to understand what is being said. This book is read in a very slow, robotic, monotone voice. It is horrible.