Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches

Traditions

Modern witchcraft Witchcraft and demonology

Role in the tradition

Primary source Written from inside the tradition: scripture, revelation, a grimoire, a manifesto or a practical treatise.

Public attention

Major Wikipedia has an article about it in 16 languages.

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Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches is a book by the American folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland that was published in 1899. It contains what he believed was the religious text of a group of pagan witches in Tuscany, Italy, that documented their beliefs and rituals. Historians and folklorists have disputed the existence of such a group. During the 20th century, the book was influential in the development of the contemporary Pagan religion of Wicca.

From the Wikipedia article Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, revision 1371762717, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata Q2577334: “book by Charles Godfrey Leland”.