by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
A mural that has recently come to light in Tuscany has been identified by a British university lecturer as the earliest surviving representation of witchcraft in Christian Europe. A book published in Italy by George Ferzoco (director of the center for Tuscan studies...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Stregoneria: The “Old Religion” in Italy from Historical to Modern Times By Marguerite Rigoglioso Copyright Marguerite Rigoglioso, 2000 All rights reserved. For this inquiry I set out to investigate the following questions: What is Italian...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Who Was Aradia? The History and Development of a Legend by Sabina Magliocco California State University, Northridge The author wishes to thank Ronald Hutton and Chas S. Clifton for their helpful critiques of an earlier draft of this work. Aradia is...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
In the history of Witchcraft there is perhaps no figure more mysterious than the Witch known as Maddalena. As described by folklorist Charles Leland in several of his books, Maddalena was an Italian fortune teller and Witch. She supplied Leland with a great deal of...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Charles Leland – Folklorist and Author whose 19th Century field studies in Italy revealed the existence of a surviving Witch Cult from ancient times. He wrote and had published several classic texts, such as Aradia; Gospel of the Witches, and Etruscan Roman...
