[Annotatie]: Part One of the book offers complete and detailed insight in the Etruscan and Roman rooted pantheon of the Tuscan Streghe (witches). Part Two describes many of their spells, incantations, sorcery and several lost divination methods. Much information in this book, Leland received first hand from the Tuscan witches Maddalena and Marietta.[Inhoudsopgave]: PART ONE Gods and Goblins CHAPTER I Tinia39Buschet53Impusa della Morte58Siero62 Norcia, The Goddess of Truffles64Aplu68 Turanna72Pano81 CHAPTER II Maso87Mania Della Notte 90 CHAPTER III Feronia93Silviano100Paló104Esta106 Carmenta107Il Sentiero 109 CHAPTER IV Faflon111Lo Spirito Della Contentezza118Corredoio120 Orco125Tesana126Spulviero130Urfia132 CHAPTER V Lares, Lasa and Lassi 133Losna146Laronda151 Lemuri155Tago156Fanio158Querciola166 Sethano169 CHAPTER VI Carradora171Vira175Bergoia179Bughin184 Ganzio186Alpena189 CHAPTER VII Tituno193Albina195Verbio198Dusio201Remle206 Jano, Meana, Montulga and Talena207Pico215 CHAPTER VIII Floria217Ra220Bovo222Attilio225 La Bella Marta229Diana and Herodias239 Offerings to Spirits250 CHAPTER IX Il Spirito del Scaldino255Artemisia260Red Cap261 Of Sorcery in Ancient Art266 The Goddess of the four winds - Lerba Rosolaccio 278 Madonna del Fuoco284La Cavalletta287 CHAPTER X Cupra293Walnut witches298Witches and witchcraft316 Zanchi328Hail and Cloud men339 Stories of Witches and Goblins 353Wizard Saints383 PART TWO Incantation, Divination, Charms and Cures, Medicine and Amulets CHAPTER I La Stalla di Maiale403 The spell of the ivy and the statue411The spell of the hare415 The spell of the spider419The spell of the green lizard 426 CHAPTER II Birds and treasures433The spell of the falling star437 The spell of the acorns 440The spell of the swallow446 Minor cures from Marcellus452 The three wise men of the east and the witch medals480 CHAPTER III The exorcism of death487The spell of the cradle492 Divination with lead494Divination by oil500 Pyromancy and incense511The spell of the lamp521 CHAPTER IV Evil incantations525 The spell of the Holy Stone and the Salagrana536 The spell of the shell and the tone of the stone543 The spell of the snail548Il canto del gallo550 Divination with ashes557 CHAPTER V The amethyst563The spell of the black hen570 The spell of the bell575The spell of the boiling clothes580 Ring sorcery585Amulets, omens and small sorceries588 Lead and antimony603 Post Scriptum[Flaptekst]: The gods, spirits and sorcery of Italian witches Etruscan Magic& Occult Remedies by Charles Godfrey Leland was first published as Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition, in 1892. Part One of the book offers a complete and detailed insight in the Etruscan and Roman rooted pantheon of the Tuscan Streghe (witches). Part Two describes many of their spells, incantations, sorcery and several lost divination methods. Leland found himself at the crossroads of the academic and the romantic and it is precisely this, which makes the reading of his work so enjoyable. His primary aim was to preserve this ancient traditional knowledge, as he feared, it would soon be wiped out by modernism. Much information in this book, Leland received first hand from the Tuscan witches Maddalena and Marietta. His second work on Stregheria: Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches was published seven years later in 1899. One could state he reached his goal, as his books are still of invaluable importance to both the Italian folklore and the modern practitioner of witchcraft. One of Lelands readers was the late Gerald Gardner, which makes one wonder who was the true godfather of modern witchcraft Special revised edition with an index of ancient Etruscan gods and spirits.
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