Lord Ruthven Award
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Edition 0 (2015) Winner
Margot Adler
マルゴット・アドラー
Marugotto Adorā
Aliases:
Margot Susanna Adler
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-04-16 （Little Rock, Arkansas）
- Died
- 2014-07-28 （New York City, New York） age 68
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Wicca
- Residence History
- Manhattan, New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist, Lecturer, Wiccan priestess
- Active Years
- 1965-2014
- Affiliations
- NPR (National Public Radio), WBAI-FM, Covenant of the Goddess
- Memberships
- Covenant of the Goddess, Unitarian Universalist
- Influenced By
- Alfred Adler, Kurt Adler
- Influenced
- Neopagan researchers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Political Science | Bachelor of Arts | 1964-1968 | United States |
| Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | — | Journalism | Master's degree | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | Nieman Fellow | — | — | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
Political Science
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
1964-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Journalism
Degree:
Master's degree
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Nieman Fellow
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Nieman Fellow in 1982
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lord Ruthven Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Lord Ruthven Award
2015
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Drawing Down the Moon
1979 NeopaganismSeminal work on neopaganism in America
NeopaganismWitchesDruidsGoddess Worship
Heretic's Heart: A Journey Through Spirit and Revolution
1997 AutobiographyAutobiographical account of growing up in the 1960s
1960sPolitical ActivismSpirituality
Vampires Are Us
2014 Cultural CriticismExamination of vampire culture
VampiresPop Culture
Bibliography
- Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today (1979)
- Heretic's Heart: A Journey Through Spirit and Revolution (1997)
- Our Way to the Stars (2000)
- Out for Blood (2013)
- Vampires Are Us (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- JournalisticPersonal narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- SpiritualityFeminismPolitical Activism
Health
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Endometrial cancer2011-2014Metastasized over three years, leading to death in 2014
Legacy
Pioneer in neopaganism studies and prominent NPR journalist
In Popular Culture
- Known for seminal work on neopaganism
Trivia
- Granddaughter of Alfred Adler
- Daughter of psychiatrist Kurt Adler
- Wiccan high priestess
- Worked at NPR for 35 years