Stregheria (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stregheria is the term used to describe Italian witchcraft, and is also used to refer to a neopagan witchcraft-based religion originating from Italy. Stregheria is sometimes referred to as La Vecchia Religione (meaning the Old Religion) or the Strega tradition. The word "stregheria" is, in modern times, considered to be an archaic Italian word meaning "witchcraft," with the modern Italian word being stregoneria. Some scholars, such as Raven Grimassi and Charles G. Leland, have claimed that Stregheria was an ancient pre-Christian, pagan religion, that survived the witch-hunt in Italy. Leland published Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, which he claimed was a scripture of this ancient religion, though some scholars[who?] have questioned the validity of the work. Unlike most other witchcraft traditions, with the exception of Gardnerian Wicca, Stregheria has received attention from the academic community.