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Benedicaria, which means "''Way of Blessing''," is a relatively new term for a number of loosely related family-based folk traditions found throughout Italy, most notably in southern Italy and Sicily. Though referred to by some as "Folk Magic" or even as "Witchcraft," the various Benedicaria Traditions are concerned almost exclusively with healing, cleansing, spirituality, and religious devotion. Benedicaria is also known as Benedicazione (Blessing) in the Cattolichese dialect, Benedica (blessed) in Catanian, and Fa Lu Santuccio (''lit.'' "do a little holy thing") in Campania. In Judaism, the phrase, "Mazel Tov" is used. Unlike practitioners of Stregheria and some practitioners of Stregoneria, practitioners of Benedicaria consider themselves to be devout Catholics, and the practices of Benedicaria are inextricably linked with Italian popular devotions found in Traditional Catholicism. == History of the term == Amongst Italian communities, there is generally no word for "Benedicaria," and often it is simply called "the things we do and have always done." However, the word for a practitioner is ''Benedetto'' (for a male) or ''Benedetta'' (for a female), both of which mean "Blessed One." In Giuseppe Tornatore's 2000 motion picture ''Malèna'', however, there is a scene where the older ladies of the village are exorcising Renato with Holy Cards and praying Rosaries. The boy's father sees this and says "Va fanculo cu la benedicaria!" ("Go fuck off with the Benedicaria!") In the English language, the word ''Benedicaria'' itself first appeared in writing thanks to Sicilian-American author Vito Quattrocchi, who self-published his book ''Sicilian Benedicaria: Magical Catholicism''. Quattrocchi had already been a published author, with ''The Sicilian Blade'' (1993, Desert Publications) under his belt. However, this move towards self-publication on Quattrocchi's part has proven to be successful, and now the word ''Benedicaria'' is in common use , at least throughout the internet, as a way of identifying these traditions of spiritual practices. Along with Quattrocchi, another name associated with Benedicaria is that of Agostino Taumaturgo, a Roman Catholic priest who maintains Quattrocchi's website and whose book, ''The Things We Do: Ways of the Holy Benedetta'' was published in 2007. Discussions on the subject of Benedicaria could be found on the forums at the Stregoneria Italiana website (now inactive), whose membership consists of both Catholics and Pagans who work together to debunk the stereotypes prevalent regarding Italian culture and spirituality. The discussion on this site also covers the subjects of Italian Folk Culture(i.e. Stregoneria, Fattura, etc.), Christian Magic, and many other aspects of Italian language, food, history, politics, and culture. 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「Benedicaria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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