{"product_id":"shadow-worlds-ebook","title":"Shadow Worlds Ebook","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eFrom Gomorrah on the Avon to witchcraft\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vigorous strand of interest in the occult, the spooky and the mysterious has been part of our history since 1840.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShadow Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes a lively look at communicating with spirits, secret ritualistic societies, the supernatural, the New Age — everything from The Golden Dawn and Rosicrucianism to Spiritualism, witchcraft and Radiant Living — and introduces the reader to a cast of fascinating characters who were generally true believers and sometimes con artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a fresh and novel take on the history of a small colonial society that was not quite as ploddingly conformist as we may have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/shadow_worlds_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This is a fascinating, readable book . . . which illuminates numerous subcultures and belief systems which often found sizeable audiences here.’ — Graham Reid,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/all-book-reviews\/shadow-worlds-a-history-of-the-occult-and-esoteric-in-new-zealand-wood\" title=\"Kete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘the classic work upon its subject . . . beautifully researched, lucid, comprehensive, courteous and objective.’ — Ronald Hutton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Serious, scholarly – but not po-faced. Wood is great company as he takes you through these “shadow worlds”.’ — Guy Somerset,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzreviewofbooks.com\/shadow-worlds-by-andrew-paul-wood\/\" title=\"ANZL\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAcademy of New Zealand Literature\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633055367488,"sku":"SWSE","price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016379.jpg?v=1769120269","url":"https:\/\/masseypress.ac.nz\/products\/shadow-worlds-ebook","provider":"Massey Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}