Sunday, September 28
2pm–3pm EDT
FREE: Participants must RSVP through this page.
Join Laetitia and historian Dr. A.D. Manns for a book talk and conversation about Aradia’s Hidden Hand: The Untold Life of Roma Lister—the first-ever monograph on Roma Lister, a British-Italian folklore collector, occultist, and friend of the American writer Charles Godfrey Leland.
Using never-before-examined archival and epistolary materials, Dr A.D. Manns presents new evidence that Lister played a key role in the crafting of Aradia — one of the most important texts in the modern revival of witchcraft. Although Lister has largely been forgotten, Manns unearths new information about her intimate connections to magical practitioners across Tuscany and the Roman countryside, as well as her secret activities as a medium during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Aradia’s Hidden Hand also includes an array of unpublished Italian legends and folk tales collected by Lister in addition to her essays on magic and religion. Overall, the book unpacks Lister’s Odyssean life — and in doing so — reveals her important role as one of the hidden women who helped pave the way for a new religion of witches.
Dr A. D. Manns is an oral storyteller and historian. He holds a PhD from the Warburg Institute and has long maintained a deep interest in comparative religion, folklore, and mystical literature.
This event is scheduled to be hosted on Zoom. Participants will receive the event link via email on the morning of the event day. Should you encounter any issues accessing the link, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@arcane17.co for assistance. Additionally, we are pleased to inform our Members that a recording of this event will be available on our Patreon page.
Sunday, September 28
2pm–3pm EDT
FREE: Participants must RSVP through this page.
Join Laetitia and historian Dr. A.D. Manns for a book talk and conversation about Aradia’s Hidden Hand: The Untold Life of Roma Lister—the first-ever monograph on Roma Lister, a British-Italian folklore collector, occultist, and friend of the American writer Charles Godfrey Leland.
Using never-before-examined archival and epistolary materials, Dr A.D. Manns presents new evidence that Lister played a key role in the crafting of Aradia — one of the most important texts in the modern revival of witchcraft. Although Lister has largely been forgotten, Manns unearths new information about her intimate connections to magical practitioners across Tuscany and the Roman countryside, as well as her secret activities as a medium during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Aradia’s Hidden Hand also includes an array of unpublished Italian legends and folk tales collected by Lister in addition to her essays on magic and religion. Overall, the book unpacks Lister’s Odyssean life — and in doing so — reveals her important role as one of the hidden women who helped pave the way for a new religion of witches.
Dr A. D. Manns is an oral storyteller and historian. He holds a PhD from the Warburg Institute and has long maintained a deep interest in comparative religion, folklore, and mystical literature.
This event is scheduled to be hosted on Zoom. Participants will receive the event link via email on the morning of the event day. Should you encounter any issues accessing the link, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@arcane17.co for assistance. Additionally, we are pleased to inform our Members that a recording of this event will be available on our Patreon page.
