Witchcraft in Latin America, known in Spanish as brujería (pronounced [bɾuxeˈɾi.a]) and in Portuguese as bruxaria (pronounced [bɾuʃaˈɾi.ɐ]), is blend of...
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The views of witchcraft in North America have evolved through an interlinking history of cultural beliefs and interactions. These forces contribute to...
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rebellions. African witchcraft beliefs have exerted a profound influence on practices called brujeria in Latin America, especially in regions with incoming...
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Witchcraft is the use of alleged supernatural powers of magic. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic...
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The term Latin America originated in the 1830s, primarily through Michel Chevalier, who proposed the region could ally with "Latin Europe" against other...
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Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples...
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Neopagan witchcraft, sometimes referred to as The Craft, is an umbrella term for some neo-pagan traditions that include the practice of magic. These traditions...
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belief in witchcraft in the Middle East has a long history. Belief in witchcraft as malevolent magic is attested from ancient Mesopotamia. In ancient...
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European belief in witchcraft can be traced back to classical antiquity, when magic and religion were closely entwined. During the pagan era of ancient...
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Asian witchcraft encompasses various types of witchcraft practices across Asia. In ancient times, magic played a significant role in societies such as...
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Witch-hunt (redirect from Witch-hunts in Colonial America)
evidence of witchcraft. Practicing evil spells or incantations was proscribed and punishable in early human civilizations in the Middle East. In medieval...
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Malleus Maleficarum (category Witchcraft in folklore and mythology)
about witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer (under his Latinized name Henricus Institor) and first published in the...
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Carlos Castaneda (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
body Witchcraft in Latin America Castaneda's birth name, as well as the date and location of his birth, are uncertain. According to a 1973 article in Time...
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articles: List of Latin phrases sub-articles A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Assertions, such as those by Bryan A. Garner in Garner's Modern...
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Witches' Sabbath (redirect from Sabbath, witchcraft)
gathering of those believed to practice witchcraft and other rituals. The phrase became especially popular in the 20th century. The most infamous and...
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Christian views on magic (redirect from Christian views on witchcraft)
concentrated in the Byzantine Empire, belief in witchcraft was widely regarded as deisidaimonia—superstition—and by the 9th and 10th centuries in the Latin Christian...
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Discoverie of Witchcraft is a book published by the English gentleman Reginald Scot in 1584, intended as an exposé of early modern witchcraft. It contains...
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Sorcery (goetia) (redirect from Sorcery in Europe)
Goetia (goh-eh-TEE-ah) is a type of European sorcery, often referred to as witchcraft, that has been transmitted through grimoires—books containing instructions...
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Black Mass (category Witchcraft)
19th century the Black Mass became popularized in French literature, in books such as Satanism and Witchcraft, by Jules Michelet, and Là-bas, by Joris-Karl...
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In the early modern period, from about 1400 to 1775, about 100,000 people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe and British America. Between 40,000...
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Witch (archetype) (redirect from Witchcraft in art and literature)
Witness to Witchcraft: Jews and Judaism in Medieval Christian Thought. Harrassowitz. ISBN 978-3447039017. Debney, B. M. (2020). The Oldest Trick in the Book:...
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Mestizo (redirect from Mestizaje in Latin America)
European and Indigenous non-European ancestry in the former Spanish Empire. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also refer to people who are culturally...
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Athame (category CS1 Latin-language sources (la))
in ceremonial magic traditions, and by other neopagans, witchcraft, as well as satanic traditions. A black-handled knife called an arthame appears in...
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Heinrich Kramer (category CS1 Latin-language sources (la))
describes witchcraft and endorses detailed processes for the extermination of witches, he was instrumental in establishing the period of witch trials in the...
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Coven (category European witchcraft)
witches across Europe met in groups of thirteen which they called "covens". In Wicca and other similar forms of modern pagan witchcraft, such as Stregheria...
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Hogwarts (redirect from Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry)
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (/ˈhɒɡwɔːrts/) is a fictional boarding school of magic for young wizards. It is the primary setting for the...
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centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. This list covers the letter D. See List of Latin phrases for the main list. A B C D...
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Flying ointment (category European witchcraft)
hallucinogenic ointment said to have been used by witches in the practice of European witchcraft from at least as far back as the Early Modern period, when...
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Kris Lane (category Historians of Latin America)
slavery, witchcraft, headhunting, mining, human trafficking, and piracy in the Caribbean. Lane is the Frances V. Scholes Chair of Colonial Latin American History...
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Coven (band) (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
drummer Steve Ross. In addition to pioneering occult rock with lyrics and aesthetics that explicitly deal in themes of Satanism and witchcraft, they are recognized...
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