Italian Witchcraft: Open or Closed Practice?

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Can anyone practise Italian witchcraft or the Tradition of Segnature? Strega, stregheria, streghe, segnatori, segnatrici and open and closed practises.

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00:00 Introduction Closed vs Open practices
01:18 Support Angela’s Symposium
02:10 Lack of academic research – definitions
07:33 Practices that are neither open or closed
11:05 The Tradition of Segnature
18:30 DNA vs Culture
22:41 Can you become an Italian Witch?
24:14 Conclusion
26:35 Support Angela’s Symposium

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