Wicca definition
Examples of Wicca in a sentence
Typical for British scholars, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ see Wicca as the ‘genealogical knot’ of Paganism in which all major religious roots unite and from which all other Pagan groups have developed or from which they have at least drawn a substantial amount of inspiration.
The standard work on the history of Wicca is ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ The Triumph of the Moon (1999) which also includes much information on the historical roots of Wicca in English Romanticism, anthropological theory, folklore, occult societies, and ceremonial magic.
In Gardnerian Wicca, each initiate was supposed to handcopy the secret rituals, but ▇▇▇▇▇’s publication made it possible for non‐initiated individuals to form independent covens.
In general, the term Neo‐Paganism is used by insiders and outsiders alike to refer to relig‐ ious groups that share at least some of the following four characteristics: (a) they draw their inspiration primarily from pre‐Christian and indigenous sources, (b) they self‐ identify as Pagan, (c) their ritual practice is based on or influenced by Wicca, and (d) they subscribe to the Pagan values mentioned above.
In her acknowledgements section, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ states that her novel has been inspired by ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Golden Bough (1922), ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Witch Cult of Western Europe (1921), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ books on Wicca (1939; 1949; 1954; 1959), and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Avalon of the Heart (1934).
Most importantly, Wiccans adopted the idea that Wicca was a form of Neo‐Paganism and therefore a nature religion.
The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America, in the Pagan Studies Series, Lanham: AltaMira Press.
It also made it possible for Wiccans to practice alone, and for non‐ Wiccan Pagans to adopt what they liked from the Wiccan ritual repertoire.225 As a result, during the 1970s, some of the originally non‐Wiccan American groups, including CAW, became heavily influenced by Wicca.
By the year 2000, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner had sold 400,000 copies according to the publisher (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2006, 12), making it apparent that there was a huge demand for this sort of books, also among people who did not identify as Wiccans or witches.
Outside the Anglophone world, however, many forms of ethnic Reconstructionist Paganism exist that have developed quite independently of Wicca (cf.