Wicca
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Wicca
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006006643
- info:lc/authorities/sh2006006643
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2006006643#concept
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Variants
- Wica
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Sources
- found: American Heritage dict. ("A polytheistic Neo-Pagan nature religion inspired by various pre-Christian western European beliefs, whose central deity is a mother goddess and which includes the use of herbal magic and benign witchcraft.")
- found: Encarta World English dict. ("religious practice involving nature-worship and witchcraft")
- found: Wikipedia, Sept. 6, 2006 ("Wicca is a Neopagan religion and a religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures ... Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.")
- found: Google search, Sept. 6, 2006 (wicca; wica)
LC Classification
Change Notes
- 2006-09-06: new
- 2006-10-20: revised
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