Origins of modern witchcraft : the evolution of a world religion

by Ann (Aoumiel) Moura

Paper Book, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

133.4/3

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Publication

St. Paul, Minn. : Llewellyn Publications c2000.

Description

Christianity began at the start of the common era. Judaism began a few thousand years before that. Religion in Egypt and Sumer go maybe a few thousand years before that. But what came before? Most people don't know that civilization began at Sind, a fertile area in modern Pakistan. Their ancient religion, the worship of Shiva and Shakti, is the oldest religion known. It spread throughout the world and it, reactions to it, or a combination of the two are the basis for all religion in the world today. Does this sound surprising? Historian and former history teacher Ann Moura has been able to trace civilization and religion into the past by over 100,000 years! She presents this information in Origins of Modern Witchcraft. The author reveals that virtually every aspect of modern Witchcraft can be traced back to the ancient Sind religion. Much of the same can be found in modern Hinduism, but Hinduism has had many Vedic ideas - including orthodoxy and caste - added to the original faith. Even so, the notion of the triple goddess (a Maiden, Mother, and Crone) comes straight from the older religion. The idea of the God being horned is derived from an image of Shiva. Many of the mythic images we associate with Greece and Rome originally came from the Sind religion. But this goes beyond Wicca to other religions. You'll see that Christ was a version of Krishna and "original sin" was a development of those who hated the original religion. It means that something was evil because it originally came from Sind. Controversial? You bet! This book is destined to be one of the most controversial books published this or any other year! But the author has listed all of her sources. Now is your chance to read the evidence for yourself and discover the real ancient sources for your beliefs. Get your copy today!… (more)

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LibraryThing member pschristmas
Before I begin, let me tell you that I have been a witch for eighteen years and have a degree in history and am working toward a second degree in anthropology. I had read other books of Ms. Moura's and had found them acceptable, if not particularly wonderful. I was actually looking forward to
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reading this book when I bought it.
With that background, let me say that this is a horrible book. It opens with a bad paraphrasing of Plato's Parable of the Cave (no citation for The Republic given) and only gets worse from there. The author makes wild leaps of logic with little or no supporting evidence and completely ignores recognised academic research that contradicts her assertions. Interspersed within the text are several sections that are supposed to be meditations but which devolve into what can only be described as christophobic ranting. There is nothing about this book that recommends it on any level, other than the handsome cover art.
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Original publication date

2000

Physical description

xx, 282 p.; 23 cm

ISBN

1567186483 / 9781567186482

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