1st Edition

Etruscan Roman Remains

By Leland Copyright 2002

    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 1 Gods and Goblins; Introduction.; Chapter 1 Tinia.; Chapter 2 Maso.; Chapter 3 Feronia.; Chapter 4 Faflon.; Chapter 5 Lares, Lasa, and Lassi.; Chapter 6 Carradora; Chapter 7 Tituno.; Chapter 8 Floria.; Chapter 9 Il Spirito Del Scaldino.; Chapter 10 Cupra.; Part 2 Incantation, Divination, Charms and Cures, Medicine, Amulets.; Chapter 11 La Stalla di Maiale —Dreaming in a Pigsty and Swine Lore.; Chapter 12 Birds and Treasures.; Chapter 13 The Exorcism of Death.; Chapter 14 Evil Incantations.; Chapter 15 The Amethyst.;

    Biography

    CHARLES GODFREY LELAND (1824-1903) was a specialist in comparative religions and President of the Gypsy-Lore Society.