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Origins of Modern Witchcraft
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The Evolution of a World Religion
By
Ann Moura
This item is currently unavailable.We will email you when this item comes back into stock. | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 336 pages | | Other Information: | ill | | Release Date: | 31 December 2000 | In The Origins of Modern Witchcraft author Ann Moura, a practicing Witch and historian, makes a sweeping tour of more than 5,000 years of religious and cultural history. She studies the evolution of concepts such as original sin, and the Tree of Life, the relationship between cermonial magick and Wicca, and much more. This is an evocative account of Wicca through the ages, the evolutionary story of an ancient religion, and an uncensored account of Wiccan history. About the AuthorAnna Moura has been a solitary practitioner of the craft for more than 35 years. Her mother and grandmother were craftwise Brazilians of Celtic-lberian descent who passed to Anna a heritage of folk magics and Craft training. Anna is a historian and former teacher. PrizesAnna Moura is the author "Green Witchcraft". Reviews"To find the lost heritage, identify its threads, and trace those threads back to the present, we need to go as far back in our history as we currently can-to our beginnings." - author Anna Moura" |
| Publisher: | Llewellyn Publications,U.S. | | ISBN: | 1567186483 |
| EAN: | 9781567186482 | | Dimensions: | 22.0 x 15.0 x 1.0 centimeters (0.50 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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 – Customer review on 16/03/2005
Although Ann Moura has a Masters degree in history, this is a less than impressive book. Moura's theory is that a peaceful, technologically advanced civilisation in the ancient Indus Valley was wiped out by warlike Aryan invaders.
As a piece of speculative writing, it is reasonably interesting, but the sheer number of unsupported claims made here is disappointing. The lack of footnotes is surprising from a member of the scholastic community. Even more alarming is her hostile tone when discussing anything 'descended from the Aryans,' including but not limited to, the Roman Empire, the Pope, and Christianity in general.
In summary, if you are interested in speculative 'histories' of pagan Witchcraft, you may find this theory intriguing, but the lack of supporting facts makes it more a myth than a real history.
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