Ann-Marie Gallagher
Encyclopedia
Ann-Marie Gallagher is an author, historian, feminist, witch, and a principal lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire
(UCLan) in England
. She has written extensively on her subjects, and appears often on British
radio. For years she has been practising, teaching, and broadcasting on witchcraft
, Pagan and goddess spirituality, women's studies
, magic
, gender, and folklore. Her books include Inner Magic: A Guide to Witchcraft, The Way of the Goddess and The Spells Bible: The Definitive Guide to Charms and Enchantments. She is the co-ordinator of the Combined Honours Unit at UCLan in Preston, England. She is married and has three children, and lives in Lancashire, England with her husband, four cats and a border collie.
University of Central Lancashire
The University of Central Lancashire is a university based in Preston, Lancashire, England.The university has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge which was founded in 1828. In 1992 it was granted University status by the Privy Council...
(UCLan) in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She has written extensively on her subjects, and appears often on British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
radio. For years she has been practising, teaching, and broadcasting on witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
, Pagan and goddess spirituality, women's studies
Women's studies
Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
, magic
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
, gender, and folklore. Her books include Inner Magic: A Guide to Witchcraft, The Way of the Goddess and The Spells Bible: The Definitive Guide to Charms and Enchantments. She is the co-ordinator of the Combined Honours Unit at UCLan in Preston, England. She is married and has three children, and lives in Lancashire, England with her husband, four cats and a border collie.
Contributed to
- Daughters of the Goddess: Studies of Healing, Identity, and Empowerment by Wendy Griffin (1999) SAGE Publications Ltd ISBN 0761948317
Articles
- Weaving a Tangled Web?: Pagan Ethics and Issues of History, “Race” and Ethnicity in Pagan Identity - Article in Discus Vol. 6 (2000)
- Woven Apart & Weaving Together: Conflict and Mutuality in Feminist and Pagan Communities in Britain (1999)