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“It's Aradia or Aradia, I don't know which, by Charles Godfrey Leland. Now this is, you talked about the discovering of texts underlying paganism and this isn't in some ways, I mean it's called, the subtitle is The Gospel of the Witches.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: paganism and folklore
For: Scholars and enthusiasts of paganism and folklore
Key quote: “Now this is a book I think you did, am I right in thinking you spoke about this when you were 20 or so in a public debate defending it and then changed your views.”
The host discusses 'Aradia' as a significant text in the context of modern paganism, highlighting its claim to represent a surviving witch tradition in Tuscany. The mention serves to critique the authenticity of Leland's work and its impact on the perception of witchcraft and paganism in historical discourse.