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Term: Book Collectors

DEFINITION:
A term that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s to refer to people who attempted to collect Books of Shadows from as many covens and traditions as possible. Usually used in a derogatory fashion as Book Collectors were generally either academics with no interest in actually practicing, or individuals seeking the secrets of other groups without dedicating themselves to the practice of that tradition.