Belief Beyond Boundaries: Wicca, Celtic Spirituality and the New Age.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

Ashgate. (Religion Today: Tradition, Modernity & Change). 2002. 339p. ed. by Joanne Pearson. illus. index. ISBN 0-7546-0744-5. $74.95; pap. ISBN 0-7546-0820-4. $29.95. REL

This volume is part of the "Religion Today" series of textbooks for undergraduates, prepared under the auspices of the Open University in Great Britain. Each volume in the series includes academic analytical essays and excerpted background readings, with very helpful accompanying glossaries and sources. Edited by Pearson (religion, Open Univ.; A Popular Dictionary of Paganism), the current title addresses a variety of alternative religious movements with a strong focus on nature, including Wicca, …