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The American Council of Witches (sometimes called the Council of American Witches) was an independent group founded in 1973 consisting of approximately seventy-three members who followed Pagan, Neopagan, or Witchcraft traditions; the group convened and disbanded in 1974 after drafting a set of common principles.〔The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism By Shelley Rabinovitch, James Lewis. ISBN 0-8065-2407-3〕 ==History== The council convened April 11–14, 1974, in a Spring "Witchmeet" in Minneapolis, Minnesota to postulate a summary set of principles〔To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft By Silver RavenWolf. ISBN 087542791X〕 which would clarify the actuality of Neopagan religions in North America, unify and define the many differing beliefs across the many paths and traditions prevalent in Neopaganism at that time, and to counteract misinformation, cultural stigma, stereotypes, and lack of governmental recognition. The council was assembled by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, president of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd., one of the largest publishers of occult, Neopagan, and New Age books in the world. These "Principles of Belief", also referred to as "The Thirteen Principles of Belief" or "The Thirteen Principles of Wiccan Belief", are still endorsed by many American Witches, Neopagan groups, and individuals. In 1978 these principles were incorporated into the United States Army's ''Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups: A Handbook for Chaplains'' in a section on the Wiccan religion.〔U.S. Department of the Army, ''Religious Requirements and Practices of Certain Selected Groups: A Handbook for Chaplains'' - University Press of the Pacific, ISBN 0-89875-607-3, ISBN 978-0-89875-607-4〕 This section was prepared under the direction of Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Melton, director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion and editor of the ''Encyclopedia of American Religion''.〔(Fall 1999 Lady Liberty League Report - Circle Sanctuary Website )〕 The American Council of Witches disbanded later that year due to difficulties in reconciling differences among its members' traditions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Council of Witches」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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