![]() ![]() ![]() Part biography, part history, Bull of Heaven shines a spotlight on that rarest of beasts–a previously unstudied slice of New York City history. And in so doing, it offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of GLBT men and women whose heretofore untold contributions helped to shape the face of contemporary Paganism. : Bull of Heaven: The Mythic Life of Eddie Buczynski and the Rise of the New York Pagan (9781938197048) by Lloyd, Michael and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Bringing together the threads of disparate subcultures, social movements, spiritual paths and characters, "Bull of Heaven" weaves Buczynski's life into a tapestry that encompasses the history of contemporary Paganism and the occult in New York City. Lloyd, Bull of Heaven: The Mythic Life of Eddie Buczynski and the Rise of the New York Pagan (Hubardston, Mass.: Asphodel Press, 2012), 703 pp., 60 (cloth), 44 (paper), 9.99. Rejected by the Church because of his questioning mind and budding homosexuality, his feet were soon set on a different path-one that would lead from his childhood home in Ozone Park to the raucous streets of '60s Greenwich Village, through the burgeoning Neo-Pagan spiritual movement of the '70s, before depositing him into the academic realm of Classical & Near Eastern archaeology. As a teenager, Eddie Buczynski had dreamed of becoming a Jesuit Priest. ![]()
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