2019 ARADIA: The Gospel of the Witches (Limited Edition of 50 Box set). Only 50 sets of the Aradia book with an 8 inch tall (203 mm) witches chalice engraved with a pentagram, presented inside a silk lined box stamped with a silver pentagram, both book and chalice complemented by a free vial of one of our special blends of sacred oil! These beautiful eight inch chalices have been ethically sourced from skilled craftspeople, the boxes are made in the UK from recycled materials and both the box and book contain no animal derived materials or plastics, this is an environmentally friendly and cruelty free item. Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches': is a book composed by the folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland that was published in 1899. It contains the religious text of a group of real pagan witches in Tuscany, Italy that documented their beliefs and rituals. The contents of the book were influential in the development of the contemporary Pagan religion of Wicca and have continued to inspire the witchcraft revival to this day. The text is a remarkable example of genuine oral pagan tradition and scholarship. 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 Roman Catholic Church. Since the 18th century writer Tartarotti, the field of witchcraft studies has generally accepted the notion that ancient Etruscan beliefs survived in some form through Italian folklore, here in the’Aradia’ is a full account of these secret teachings. This item is in the category “Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable”. The seller is “*books_that_expand_the_mind” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Reunion, South Africa.
- Binding: Hardback
- Place of Publication: United Kingdom
- Non-Fiction Subject: Religion, Spirituality & Bibles
- Publisher: Hell Fire Books
- Weight: 1 Kg
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Facsimile: Facsimile
- Year Printed: 2019
- Language: English
- Special Attributes: Limited Edition
- Fiction Subject: Classic Literature
- Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
