ABSTRACT

Cast a spell against gossips, deflect unwanted romantic attention, or bring the dead back to life. The renowned 19th-century folklorist and expert on witchy cultures Charles Leland believed he had uncovered the secrets of practical domestic magic as the ancient pagans of Italian Tuscany performed it, and he shared all in this classic 1892 study.


Considered by the author to be his own masterwork, this enthralling work--one still the subject of heated debate among modern pagans, some of whom embrace it while others deny its accuracy--here are detailed examinations of the "gods and goblins" of the region as well as the time-honored incantations, divinations, medicines, and amulets of the Tuscans.

part |247 pages

Gods and Goblins

chapter |17 pages

Introduction.

chapter |31 pages

Tinia.

chapter |4 pages

Maso.

chapter |11 pages

Feronia.

chapter |15 pages

Faflon.

chapter |27 pages

Lares, Lasa, and Lassi.

chapter |15 pages

Carradora

chapter |14 pages

Tituno.

chapter |23 pages

Floria.

chapter |23 pages

Il Spirito Del Scaldino.

chapter |66 pages

Cupra.

part |127 pages

Incantation, Divination, Charms and Cures, Medicine, Amulets.