- Aradia or the Gospel of the Witches
- Many Italian witches believe in the historical existence of a woman named Aradia who brought about a revival of Italian Witchcraft. She is often called the Holy Strega or The Beautiful Pilgrim. In the oral traditions surrounding Aradia residing in the Old Religion of Italy it is said that she lived and taught during the later half of the 14th century. The Italian Inquisitor Bernardo Rategno documented in his Tractatus de Strigibus (written in 1508 AD.) that a "rapid expansion"" of the ""witches sect"" had begun 150 years prior to his Time. Rategno studied many transcripts from the trials of the Inquisition concerning Witchcraft.
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- The Wonders of Wicca
- Here is your chance to get over 30+ Witchcraft & Occult eBooks at a great price. The entire collection totals over 2 000 pages!
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- The Malleus Maleficarum
- Its main purpose was to challenge all arguments against the existence of witchcraft and to instruct magistrates on how to identify interrogate and convict witches.
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- The Veil of Isis by W. Winwood Reade
- The book begins with the ancient tales of Osiris and Isis and what follows is pure enchantment as you enter the long-suppressed mysteries of the Druids.
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- Myths & Religion by Scott Leonard
- Myth and Religion is by far the most comprehensive world mythology textbook
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- Witchcraft Today By Gerald B. Gardner
- In this book Dr. Gardner states that he has found in various parts of England groups of people who still practice the same rites as the so-called 'witches' of the Middle Ages and that the rites are a true survival and not a mere revival copied out of books.
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- The Witch-Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Alice Murray
- The Witch-Cult in Western Europe was the first book in which Margaret Murray developed her controversial literal interpretation of the Witch trial evidence.
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- A True History of Witchcraft
- To arrive at some perspective on what the modern mythos called variously "Wicca"" the ""Old Religion"" ""Witchcraft"" and ""Neopaganism"" is we must firstly make a firm distinction; ""witchcraft"" in the popular informally defined sense may have little to do with the modern religion that goes by the same name.
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- The God of the Witches by Margaret Alice Murray
- Truly a classic work of anthropology and written in a clear accessible style that anyone can enjoy The God of the Witches forces us to reevaluate our thoughts about an ancient and vital religion.
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- The Garnerian Book Of Shadows by Gerald Gardner
- This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
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- Alexandrian Book of Shadows
- Founded by Alexander Sanders and his (then) wife Maxine the Alexandrian
tradition is very similar to Gardnerian. Alex Sanders claimed to have been
initiated by his grandmother in 1933 and his tradition is somewhat more liberal
than traditional Gardnerian Wicca. While eclectic Alexandrian rituals are still
formal and based in ceremonial magick with highly polarized references to the
sexual dichotomy of male/female. Still the Alexandrians have relaxed some of
the more stringent Gardnerian teachings i.e. the requirement of ritual nudity
being made optional under Alexandrian teachings. Alexandrian Wheel of the Year
revolves around the struggles of the Oak King and Holly King generally as
depicted through ritual dramas. Though the rituals portray mainly the God in His
ever-changing nature and the main spokespeople for both Gardnerian and
Alexandrian Traditions have been male the primacy of the High Priestess (and
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- The Basics Of Magick by K. Amber
- This is a great little e-book on the basics of magick
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- The Sabbats
- There are eight Sabbats or holidays that make up the Wheel of the Year.
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- FAQ on Paganism Wicca and More
- Wicca (pronounced /?w?k?/) is a modern pagan religion. Developed in England in the first half of the 20th century Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a retired British civil servant named Gerald Gardner who at the time called it the "witch cult"" and ""witchcraft"" and its adherents ""the Wica"".[2] From the 1960s onward the name of the religion was normalised to ""Wicca
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- The Golden Bough
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging comparative study of mythology and religion written by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941). It first was published in two volumes in 1890; the third edition published 1906–15 comprised twelve volumes. It was aimed at a broad literate audience raised on tales as told in such publications as Thomas Bulfinch's The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855).
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- Pagan and Christian Creeds: their origin and meaning
- This book provides a systematic and logical approach to the origins of
religion. Many common themes are shown to exist between Christianity and
earlier Pagan religions that go back in time centuries before
Christianity itself. Carpenter makes an effort to get to the very roots
of religion in this book. He's trying to uncover where our religious
concepts first originated, and reveals an evolutionary sequence which
starts with phallic and procreative cults as having the earliest known
impact. Following this came a cult of magic, much along the lines of
Frazier's The Golden Bough, where spirits and earth divinities were
worshipped.
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- MYTH, RITUAL, AND RELIGION
- First published in 1887, this early work of comparative mythology remains a vital resource to students and devotees of ethnography, history, and world legends. Lang's stunningly comprehensive overview of pre-scientific thinking provides an important perspective on the worldviews that molded and continue to influence modern thought. In this, the first of two volumes, Lang begins with a minimum definition of religion-"the belief in a primal being, a Maker"-explores the differences between mythology and religion, discusses the problems of seeking the origins of the belief in a deity, and examines totem-ism, nature myths, and creation stories from around the globe, including Greece, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the New World. Scottish journalist and author ANDREW LANG (1844-1912), the son of the sheriff-clerk of rural Selkirkshire, was educated at Edinburgh Academy, the Universities of St. Andrews and Glasgow, and Balliol College, Oxford. A contemporary and friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, he produced a stunning variety and number of volumes, including books of poetry, novels, children's books, histories, and biographies, as well as criticism, essays, scholarly works of anthropology, and translations of classical literature
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- The Old Pagan Civilizations
- Overview of Ancient Religions (Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Persian); Religions of India, of the Greeks and Romans; Confucius, Ancient Philosophy; Ancient Government, Laws, Literature and the Arts.
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- PANTHEISM Its Story and Significance
- It has been the customary and perhaps inevitable method of writers on Pantheism to trace its main idea back to the dreams of Vedic poets, the musings of Egyptian priests, and the speculations of the Greeks. But though it is undeniable that the divine unity of all Being was an almost necessary issue of earliest human thought upon the many and the one, yet the above method of treating Pantheism is to some extent misleading; and therefore caution is needed in using it.
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- The Religion of Ancient Rome
- The Religion of Ancient Rome does a wonderful job of discussing the ancient Roman religion, before being influenced by Egyptian, and especially, Greek Culture. The author was interested in and has written a tight short book (just under 1,000 locations) about the insubstantial, unknown ancient gods, spirits, thoughts, call them what you will, but the impact of religion on Rome's founding. The author does a good job of explaining how the household was the key element in ancient Rome and how often Romans of the Republic didn't even remember why they did some of the ritual or who a god might have been.
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- Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable
- Bulfinch's Mythology is a collection of the works of Thomas Bulfinch,
named after him and published after his death. Bulfinch originally
published his work as three volumes: The Age of Fable, or Stories of
Gods and Heroes, published in 1855; The Age of Chivalry, or Legends of
King Arthur, published in 1858; and Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance
of the Middle Ages, published in 1863. The original three volumes were
later combined into a single volume titled Bulfinch's Mythology.
Multiple editions of the combined work are still in print more than 150
years after the three books were published.
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- The Religion of Numa
- This is a short survey of the history of Roman religion, particularly the Roman pantheon, from its origins as abstract animistic deities, the infiltration of Greek gods and goddesses, the influence of the Sibyllines, the introduction of Near Eastern Goddess worship and other deities, and finally the rise of the God-Emperors, codified under Augustus.
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- Religion and Art in Ancient Greece
- Greek religion may be studied under various aspects; and many recent contributions to this study have been mainly concerned either with the remote origin of many of its ceremonies in primitive ritual, or with the manner in which some of its obscurer manifestations met the deeper spiritual needs which did not find satisfaction in the official cults.
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- The Children of Odin
- "Master storyteller Padraic Colum's rich, musical voice captures all the magic and majesty of the Norse sagas in his retellings of the adventures of the gods and goddesses who lived in the Northern paradise of Asgard before the dawn of history. Here are the matchless tales of All-Father Odin, who crosses the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard and sacrifices his right eye to drink from the Well of Wisdom; of Thor, whose mighty hammer defends Asgard; of Loki, whose mischievous cunning leads him to treachery against the gods; of giants, dragons, dwarfs and Valkyries; and of the terrible last battle that destroyed their world.
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- The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
- This new edition of the classic study of traditional Celtic spirituality ties ancient Paganism, medieval myth, and traditional Fairy beliefs into a powerful celebration of Celtic wisdom and magic. The author, W. Y. Evans-Wentz, was best known as the translator of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. In the world of Celtic spirituality he made his mark through The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries. This magnificent book is a collection of stories, anecdotes, and legends from all six of the regions where Celtic ways have persisted in the modern world: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, and the Isle of Man. It examines how Fairy spirituality survived in the face of hostility caused by modern science and religion. It celebrates how beliefs (which only a century ago were dismissed as quaint and superstitious) were, in fact, powerful principles of ancient Pagan magic that remained essential features of the Celtic world for generation after generation.
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- Myths of the Norsemen
- H. A. Geuerber's "The Myths of the Norsemen" is a classic collection of stories retold from Norse mythology. Beginning with the Norse myth of creation and following through the sagas of more than twenty gods, heroes and villains, "The Myths of the Norsemen" recounts the rich mythological tradition of the Norse people. Of the more familiar characters in this collection one might immediately recognize the stories of Odin and Thor. These stories are brought together with less familiar Norse myths in a collection that includes reproductions of illustrations from the original edition. Readers both young and old will delight in these classic tales of adventure and fantasy
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- The Edda, Volume 1 & II
- The Divine Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, - Romance, and Folklore, No. 12 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by L. Winifred Faraday is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of L. Winifred Faraday then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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- The Religion of the Ancient Celts
- There is very little documentary evidence to go on. In particular, we have no actual sacred texts of the ancient Celts, as their texts were transmitted orally only to initiates, and disappeared forever when the last Druid died. Christianity became the dominant religion in the Celtic area before the oral traditions could become written down, unlike the Vedas in India. Ancient Celtic religious beliefs must therefore be inferred from second-hand classical accounts, hints from Celtic mythology, legend and folklore, as well as archaeological and comparative anthropological evidence. MacCulloch marshals this body of evidence, extensively footnoted, so that an authoritative and clear view of ancient Celtic religion emerges.
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- The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
- First, in Jericho, many other Middle East cities, the superstition was to the king to Kill his first born or a first born son is sacrifice. It is lied on the foundation of the city. For the strength and protection of his kingdom. Second the Babylonians throw their children into the fire to Molech, the Jews also did this when they left their faith, and worship Molech. Molech also called Baal, Their act of worship to their God who was called the Lord of the flies. They did not regard their children in high regard at all. Also Nimrod, tower of Babel, great ruler. He ruled many cities,(Nineveh) not just Babel. Was not to reach Heaven, such a myth. Because of the flood, mankind did not want that to happen again. Mankind did not believe God when he said that he would not flood the earth again. Just Noah and his family saying this.
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- Custom and Myth
- Lang was one of the first to apply anthropological findings to the study of myth and folklore. His versatility was also shown in his valuable works on folklore and on primitive religion. The earliest of these works was Custom and Myth. Contents: The Method of Folklore; the Bull-Roarer; The Myth of Cronus; Cupid, Psyche, and the Sun-Frog; A Far-Travelled Tale; Apollo and the Mouse; Star Myths; Moly and Mandragora; The Kalevala; The Divining Rod; Hottentot Mythology; Fetichism and the Infinite; The Early History of the Family; and The Art of Savages.
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- Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition
- The great trunk-roads of through communication run north and south, across the eastern plateaus of the Hauran and Moab, and along the coastal plains. The old highway from Egypt, which left the Delta at Pelusium, at first follows the coast, then trends eastward across the plain of Esdraelon, which breaks the coastal range, and passing under Hermon runs northward through Damascus and reaches the Euphrates at its most westerly point. Other through tracks in Palestine ran then as they do to-day, by Beesheba and Hebron, or along the 'Arabah and west of the Dead Sea, or through Edom and east of Jordan by the present Hajj route to Damascus. But the great highway from Egypt, the most westerly of the trunk-roads through Palestine, was that mainly followed, with some variant sections, by both caravans and armies, and was known by the Hebrews in its southern course as the "Way of the Philistines" and farther north as the "Way of the East".
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- Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome is a popular book by E.M. Berens. Read Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome, free online version of the book by E.M. Berens, on ReadCentral.com. E.M. Berens's Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome consists of 13 parts for ease of reading. Choose the part of Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome which you want to read from the table of contents to get started.
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- The Babylonian Legends of the Creation
- The baked clay tablets and portions of tablets which describe the views and beliefs of the Babylonians and Assyrians about the Creation were discovered by Mr. (later Sir) A.H. Layard, Mormuzd Rassam and George Smith, Assistant in the Department of Oriental Antiquities in the British Museum. They were found among the ruins of the Palace and Library of Ashur-bani-pal (B.C. 668-626) at Kuyûnjik (Nineveh), between the years 1848 and 1876. Between 1866 and 1870, the great "find" of tablets and fragments, some 20,000 in number, which Rassam made in 1852, was worked through by George Smith, who identified many of the historical inscriptions of Shalmaneser II, Tiglath-Pileser III, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and other kings mentioned in the Bible, and several literary compositions of a legendary character, fables, etc.
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- Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
- Because the primary documents had only been deciphered a few decades prior to the writing of this book, Mackenzie necessarily has to round out the exposition with a detailed history of the region, Biblical accounts, and speculative cross-cultural comparisons, particularly to Hindu and Northern European mythology and folklore.
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