Is Stregheria Italian Witchcraft?
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#stregheria #strega #italian
Is the Strega tradition founded by Raven Grimassi representative of Italian folk magic, vernacular healing or cunning folks? The influence of Wicca, Charles Leland and Aradia - the Gospel of the Withes - on Italian American reinterpretations.
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00:00 Introduction: Why I avoided this subject
02:51 What is Stregheria?
04:55 A Wiccan based US-Italian religion
08:11 Raven Grimassi
08:56 Aradia
10:01 Summary
11:17 Support Angela’s Symposium
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