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{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =The term witchcraft is a controversial one with a complicated historyWitch-craft. Used with entirely different contexts, and within entirely different cultural references, it can take on distinct and often contradictory meanings. Sometimes witchcraft is used to refer, broadly to the practice of magic. Depending on the values of the community, witchcraft in this sense may be regarded with varying degrees of suspicion and hostility. |subtopics = [[Wicca]] is a neopagan * [[religionPagan]] that is found in many English-speaking countries. It was originally founded by the British civil servant [[Gerald Gardner]] in the 1940s.|opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * {{ebd}} |}}
{{overview}}The term witchcraft is a controversial one with a complicated history. Used with entirely different contexts, and within entirely different cultural references, it can take on distinct and often contradictory meanings. Sometimes witchcraft is used to refer, broadly to the practice of magic. [[Wicca]] is a neopagan [[religion]] that is found in many English-speaking countries.
{{topics}}* [[Bible Dictionary: Witchcraft]]* [[Wicca]]* [[Pagan]]Depending on the values of the community, witchcraft in this sense may be regarded with varying degrees of suspicion and hostility.
[[Wicca]] is a recent witch-craft [[religion]] that is found in many English-speaking countries. It was originally founded by the British civil servant [[Gerald Gardner]] in the 1940s.
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