PART ONEGods and GoblinsCHAPTER ITinia—39 Buschet—53 Impusa della Morte—58 Siero—62 Norcia, The Goddess of Truffles—64 Aplu—68Turanna—72 Pano—81CHAPTER IIMaso—87 Mania Della Notte —90CHAPTER IIIFeronia—93 Silviano—100 Paló—104 Esta—106Carmenta—107 Il Sentiero —109CHAPTER IVFaflon—111 Lo Spirito Della Contentezza—118 Corredoio—120Orco—125 Tesana—126 Spulviero—130 Urfia—132CHAPTER VLares, Lasa and Lassi —133 Losna—146 Laronda—151Lemuri—155 Tago—156 Fanio—158 Querciola—166Sethano—169CHAPTER VICarradora—171 Vira—175 Bergoia—179 Bughin—184Ganzio—186 Alpena—189CHAPTER VIITituno—193 Albina—195 Verbio—198 Dusio—201 Remle—206 Jano, Meana, Montulga and Talena—207 Pico—215CHAPTER VIIIFloria—217 Ra—220 Bovo—222 Attilio—225La Bella Marta—229 Diana and Herodias—239Offerings to Spirits—250CHAPTER IXIl Spirito del Scaldino—255 Artemisia—260 Red Cap—261Of Sorcery in Ancient Art—266The Goddess of the four winds - L’erba Rosolaccio —278Madonna del Fuoco—284 La Cavalletta—287CHAPTER XCupra—293 Walnut witches—298 Witches and witchcraft—316Zanchi—328 Hail and Cloud men—339Stories of Witches and Goblins —353 Wizard Saints—383PART TWOIncantation, Divination, Charms and Cures, Medicine and AmuletsCHAPTER ILa Stalla di Maiale—403The spell of the ivy and the statue—411 The spell of the hare—415The spell of the spider—419 The spell of the green lizard —426CHAPTER IIBirds and treasures—433 The spell of the falling star—437The spell of the acorns —440 The spell of the swallow—446Minor cures from Marcellus—452The three wise men of the east and the witch medals—480CHAPTER IIIThe exorcism of death—487 The spell of the cradle—492Divination with lead—494 Divination by oil—500Pyromancy and incense—511 The spell of the lamp—521CHAPTER IVEvil incantations—525The spell of the Holy Stone and the Salagrana—536The spell of the shell and the tone of the stone—543The spell of the snail—548 Il canto del gallo—550Divination with ashes—557CHAPTER VThe amethyst—563 The spell of the black hen—570The spell of the bell—575 The spell of the boiling clothes—580Ring sorcery—585 Amulets, omens and small sorceries—588Lead and antimony—603Post ScriptumPart One of the book offers complete and detailed insight in the Etruscan and Roman rooted pantheon of the Tuscan Streghe (witches). Part Two describes many of their spells, incantations, sorcery and several lost divination methods. Much information in this book, Leland received first hand from the Tuscan witches Maddalena and Marietta.The gods, spirits and sorcery of Italian witchesEtruscan Magic & Occult Remedies by Charles Godfrey Leland was first published as Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition, in 1892. Part One of the book offers a complete and detailed insight in the Etruscan and Roman rooted pantheon of the Tuscan Streghe (witches). Part Two describes many of their spells, incantations, sorcery and several lost divination methods. Leland found himself at the crossroads of the academic and the romantic and it is precisely this, which makes the reading of his work so enjoyable. His primary aim was to preserve this ancient traditional knowledge, as he feared, it would soon be wiped out by modernism. Much information in this book, Leland received first hand from the Tuscan witches Maddalena and Marietta. His second work on Stregheria: Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches was published seven years later in 1899. One could state he reached his goal, as his books are still of invaluable importance to both the Italian folklore and the modern practitioner of witchcraft. One of Leland’s readers was the late Gerald Gardner, which makes one wonder who was the true godfather of modern witchcraft…Special revised edition with an index of ancient Etruscan gods and spirits.