Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches

Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches

As the 19th century began to wane the world of the occult took a strange turn. Long gone were the how-to grimoires of the prior century, replaced by scientific and historical treatises of the same subject material. Charles Leland, releasing his work "Aradia" in 1899, is no exception to this change. Leland here describes an occult and religious order of witches stemming from the ancient Roman tradition, still extant as he states, in the 19th century in Tuscany. Driven underground by christian oppression, it nonetheless thrived. Here we see, in Lelands seminole work, one of the first comprehensive mentions of the feminine aspect of the left hand path, and one of the first historical (or quasi-historical) texts referring to christianity not as the golden, shining liberator, but as a fallen ideology which supplanted the pagans which had been more virtuous and beautiful than them, extracting thus the ire of the christian priests and monks. 93 pages. Illustrated.
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2008188415
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781523709700
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2008188415
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781523709700
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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