9781615340255-1615340254-Aradia: Gospel of the Witches

Aradia: Gospel of the Witches

ISBN-13: 9781615340255
ISBN-10: 1615340254
Author: Professor Charles Godfrey Leland
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Ezreads Publications, LLC
Format: Hardcover 108 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781615340255
ISBN-10: 1615340254
Author: Professor Charles Godfrey Leland
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Ezreads Publications, LLC
Format: Hardcover 108 pages

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Aradia: Gospel of the Witches (ISBN-13: 9781615340255 and ISBN-10: 1615340254), written by authors Professor Charles Godfrey Leland, was published by Ezreads Publications, LLC in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Wicca, Witchcraft & Paganism (Magic Studies, Occult & Paranormal, New Age & Spirituality) books. You can easily purchase or rent Aradia: Gospel of the Witches (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Wicca, Witchcraft & Paganism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.87.

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The text is a composite. Some of it is Leland's translation into English of an original Italian manuscript, the Vangelo (gospel). Leland reported receiving the manuscript from his primary informant on Italian witchcraft beliefs, a woman Leland referred to as "Maddalena" and whom he called his "witch informant" in Italy. The rest of the material comes from Leland's research on Italian folklore and traditions, including other related material from Maddalena. Leland had been informed of the Vangelo's existence in 1886, but it took Maddalena eleven years to provide him with a copy. After translating and editing the material, it took another two years for the book to be published. Its fifteen chapters portray the origins, beliefs, rituals and spells of an Italian pagan witchcraft tradition. The central figure of that religion is the goddess Aradia, who came to Earth to teach the practice of witchcraft to peasants in order for them to oppose their feudal oppressors and the Catholic Church.

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