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style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif) I know for sure. Witchcraft can definitely be traced all the way back to the Stone Age. Read the works of Maria Gimbutas. She wrote several great archaeological texts on the religious beliefs of pre-historical Europe. I think her research goes back to at least say 5,000 or 7,000 B.C. She wrote primarily about a widespread belief in Goddess worship, not witchcraft, but you can make the deduction for yourself. She uses Stone Age art to prove her hypothesis. She is very convincing, and the many statuettes she found of Bird Goddesses and Snake Goddesses are beautiful and fascinating. It doesn't take much guesswork to link her work with later historically documented religious beliefs.
Hail the Gods of Nature!
Anthony (DarkCleric)
This post has been edited by DarkCleric: Jan 28 2005, 01:40 PM
witchcraft, how far?
Sage of the ages witchcraft Nov 18 2004, 04:31 PM
Nov 18 2004, 04:31 PM
