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Canonical name: Adler, Margot
Birthdate: 1946-04-16
Date of death: 2014-07-28
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Place of death: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA
Education: University of California, Berkeley (BA|political science)
Columbia University (MA|Journalism)
Occupations: journalist
lecturer
broadcaster
Relationships: Adler, Alfred (grandfather)
Organizations: National Public Radio
Awards and honors: Nieman Fellowship, Harvard University (1982)
Short biography: Margot Adler (born April 16, 1946) was an American author, journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and New York correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Adler grew up mostly in New York City. Her grandfather, Alfred Adler, was a noted Austrian Jewish psychotherapist, collaborator with Sigmund Freud and the founder of the school of individual psychology.

Adler received a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of California, Berkeley and a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York in 1970. She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1982. Adler died in 2014.

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Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Godd… by Margot Adler

Still a good foundational book for understanding neopaganism in America

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jamestomasino | 20 other reviews | Dec 30, 2024 |

Vampires Are Us: Understanding Our Love Affair with… by Margot Adler

This feels like two books in one. It started out so so good! But then it suddenly stopped! I was ready for so much more, I had settled in, and then I just got a list of good vampire books out of nowhere!
I'm still filing this in my favourite vampire shelf though, because the first part was that good. But overall the rating must be three stars.

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adze117 | Sep 24, 2023 |

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Godd… by Margot Adler

This was my first look at Wicca and the contemporary Pagan experience of religion. It broadened my view of the world.

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mykl-s | 20 other reviews | Dec 30, 2022 |

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Godd… by Margot Adler

Adler's thorough study of neopagan and wiccan groups highlights the breadth and vibrancy of the movements. It was fundamental to my understanding of modern wicca. The book is lengthy, but a reader should feel free to skip to the sections that will enlighten them the most, as much of the book is long case studies of various groups.

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RNCoble | 20 other reviews | Mar 24, 2021 |

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