Wicca Magickal Beginnings

Posted by rodney
July 5, 2008

wiccaWe’ve just recently spotted this book, which looks like a fascinating read…

Wicca Magickal Beginnings

A Study of the Possible Origins of the Rituals and Practices found in this modern tradition of pagan Witchcraft and Magick

By Sorita d’Este & David Rankine

PB, £14.99, 288pp, ISBN 1905297157
Publication date: 16 May 2008

The origins of the Wiccan Tradition have long been a subject of debate amongst practitioners and scholars alike. Did Gerald Gardner invent the tradition? Is Wicca a survival of a British folk magick system? Could it be a continuation of a European tradition of Pagan Witchcraft? Might it be that it evolved from Victorian ceremonial magick, or perhaps it is the modern manifestation of the medieval Grimoire Tradition?

More info at Avalonia Books

History, Magick, Publications

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