Outline History of The Craft
Part I
Origins, Ancient (?) and Modern fact before theory/fantasy:
Short intro to evolution of witchcraft from Gardner onwards, then overview the evidences that witchcraft is a pre-Christian and (possibly) pre-historic religion.
a. Evidences of Stone-Age Witchcraft
b. Classical witches - From Roman & Greek world
c. Barbarian World - Observations of Roman writers
d. Celtic / Teutonic Paganism - Factual knowledge
e. Margaret Murray, & Henry Lea, Witch trial evidence. & speculation
Part II,
Evolution of witchcraft from Gardner onwards,Modern development
a. The Gardnerian Reformation Discussion of Gerald Gardner and both the original and modern versions of Gardnerian Witchcraft.
b. The Church of All Worlds and Neopaganism History of the Church of All Worlds and its contributions, including the word "neopagan" and "Green Egg", the journal in which the framework of modern, Neopagan witchcraft was developed from the framework of Gardnerianism crossed with Greco/Roman and Egyptian pagan traditions.
c. The Non-Pagan Branches of the Craft other types of witches: Feminist Wicca, Church of Wicca, the Masonic Druids of England, and the Family Traditionalists. etc..
