Stregheria

Stregheria, or La Vecchia Religione, is traditionally a quasi-messianic Syncreto-Pagan religion that honors the Roman god Lucifer, the Roman goddess Diana, and their lovechild, the demigoddess Aradia who was sent to earth in human form to offer freedom through witchcraft to the poor and oppressed. It is mainly a Classical Anarchist religion, and can be seen as a direct reaction to the Christianization of Italy and the predominant class system thereof. In fact, Stregherian mythology is filled with strong Anarchist and anti-Christian themes, both literal and allegorical.

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Stregheria - Messianic - Syncreto-Pagan - Roman - God - Lucifer - Goddess - Diana - Demigoddess - Aradia - Classical - Anarchist - Christianization - Class system - Stregherian mythology - Anti-Christian

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The form of Stregheria popularized by authors such as Raven Grimassi is considered by many adherents to be little more than Wicca with an Italian flavor, and those belonging to family traditions predating the "fluffy bunny" Gardnerian movement are generally scornful toward such authors and their Wicca-biased characterizations of the religion. Nevertheless, Grimassi's Neopagan version of Stregheria has gained a great deal of popularity, and it is this version that most non-Streghe, including many Neopagans, are probably most familiar with.

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Raven Grimassi - Wicca - Family traditions - Fluffy bunny - Neopagan

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