Definition and terms
The definition of witchcraft is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft.
Historically, witchcraft has always been considered negatively; in early modern Christian Europe, people believed that witches were in league with the Devil and used their powers to harm people.
Since the mid-20th century, Witchcraft has become the self-designation of a branch of neopaganism, especially in the Wicca tradition following Gerald Gardner, who claimed a religious tradition of Witchcraft with pre-Christian roots.
Voodoo Lexicon
Agwe Loa of the ocean, of ships and boats, patron of seafarers. Spouse of Maitresse Erzulie in her aquatic aspects. Mainly Rada (but see Ge-Rouge below). Ardra Locality on
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Witchcraft Lexicon
This lexicon mainly applied to modern wicca. WITCHCRAFT: the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers, usually in order to inflict harm or damage upon members of a community or
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Benandanti
The Benandanti (“Good Walkers”) is a sect of Northern Italy that probably existed in the 16th and 17th centuries. Being born with a caul (the amniotic sac) was the selective
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White Witch
During the witch trials of Early Modern Europe, many practitioners of folk magic that did not see themselves as witches, but as healers or seers, were convicted of witchcraft (Éva
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