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Modern witchcraft 11

  1. 1899

    Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches

    Charles Godfrey Leland

    book by Charles Godfrey Leland

    Primary source Major also Witchcraft and demonology

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  2. 1921

    The Witch-Cult in Western Europe

    Margaret Alice Murray

    Argues from witch-trial material for an organised pre-Christian religion surviving into the early modern period.

    Secondary source Notable also Witchcraft and demonology

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  3. 1931

    The God of the Witches

    Margaret Alice Murray

    A more popular restatement of the witch-cult thesis centred on a horned god.

    Secondary source Unmeasured also Witchcraft and demonology

    No free edition

  4. 1949

    High Magic's Aid

    Gerald Gardner

    A novel used to place ritual material into print before Gardner could write publicly about a living witch religion.

    Primary source Unmeasured

    No free edition

  5. 1954

    Witchcraft Today

    Gerald Gardner

    Gardner's first public nonfiction account of the religion he called the witch cult.

    Primary source Notable

    No free edition

  6. 1959

    The Meaning of Witchcraft

    Gerald Gardner

    A broader defence and historical interpretation of modern witchcraft.

    Primary source Minor

    No free edition

  7. 1973

    An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present

    Doreen Valiente

    An alphabetical introduction joining folklore, ritual practice and the history of modern witchcraft.

    Primary source Unmeasured

    No free edition

  8. 1975

    Natural Magic

    Doreen Valiente

    A practical account of magic using ordinary materials and local landscapes.

    Primary source Unmeasured

    No free edition

  9. 1978

    Witchcraft for Tomorrow

    Doreen Valiente

    Presents adaptable rites for readers without access to an initiatory coven.

    Primary source Unmeasured

    No free edition

  10. 1989

    The Rebirth of Witchcraft

    Doreen Valiente

    Her memoir and internal history of the twentieth-century witchcraft revival.

    Secondary source Unmeasured

    No free edition

  11. undated

    Primary source Unmeasured

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