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  • Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches
    Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches

    Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches is an 1899 book by Charles Godfrey Leland. The book is an attempt to portray the beliefs and rituals of an underground Witch-cult hypothesis in Tuscany that, Leland claimed, had survived for centuries until his discovery of its existence in the 1890s....
    , an 1899 book by Charles Godfrey Leland.
    • Aradia (goddess)
      Aradia (goddess)

      Aradia is an alleged figure of Italian folklore postulated in Charles Godfrey Leland's Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches in 1899. According to Leland's Aradia, Aradia is the messiah daughter of the goddess Diana who came to Earth to teach witchcraft to her oppressed worshippers....
      , a character in the book alleged to be the daughter of Diana, come to teach witchcraft. Aradia has since been adopted as genuine by some Wiccans and other neopagans.
    • Aradia di Toscano
      Aradia di Toscano

      Aradia di Toscano, or Aradia de Toscano, is the name given by Raven Grimassi for the folkloric figure whose legend depicts her as having generated a revival of witchcraft within the oppressed peasant class of 14th century Italy....
      , the alleged mortal source of Leland's book. Aradia was claimed to be historical by Raven Grimassi in the 1981 booklet The Book of the Holy Strega and later works.