by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Marriage or a career? Witchcraft as an alternative in seventeenth-century Venice by Professor Sally Scully Despite significant changes in the historiography of European witchcraft, the figure of the witch seems to remain the inevitable center of such studies. It...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
If you have any interest in Italian witchcraft and have Googled “Strega” (Italian Witch) then you’ve read comments about the so-called “real Strega.” One argument is that you have to look to Italy for authentic practitioners. This dismisses the fact that people do...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Stregoneria is the contemporary word commonly translated into English as witchcraft. Native Italians grow up with the idea that stregoneria is evil and harmful in nature, and they hold the same stereotype beliefs about stregoneria that the average American...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Project Stregoneria Italiana is the dream child of Kyle De Franco aka Solitario. While the project purports to provide information about Italian Witchcraft, it actually works with common folk magic and folk traditions that appear in the Catholic-based practices...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Since ancient times the goddess Diana has enjoyed a devout following, particularly among women. In pre-Christian times the cult of Diana flourished in the sacred grove at lake Nemi where her ancient temple stood for centuries. Ancient Roman poets and other...
by stephanie | Sep 22, 2021 | Stregheria
Spells, Saints, and Streghe: Witchcraft, Folk Magic, and Healing in Italy by Sabina Magliocco The expansion of Neopaganism and revival Witchcraft in North America during the last decade has brought about a renewed interest in ethnic forms of folk magic,...
