It would be nice if 'witch' were not so culture-centric. The concept of witch is much broader than that of the celts. Classical literature and mythology is full of people with powers - remember Hecate, after all, is Greek. Thracian witches are a commonplace of Greek and Latin literature - Horace's Satire 1 is a mockery of witch-women doing some kind of ritual in a graveyard and being scared off. --
MichaelTinkler
Yeah, thats the next step, but its already better than the wicca-centric version that was there. Asian cultures have a pretty creepy version of what a witch is, so right there, "bad" connotations outway "wicca" connotatations. I would be prone to place less common versions tagged as an "other cultures" subheading in this entry since mostmostmost people would stop right there finding what they need.
Okay, I tried to make the article a bit more balanced. I separated out the wiccan meaning from the traditional meaning. I also put the European stuff into its own section so hopefully others will add sections for other cultures. --
Dmerrill
How about also starting
witchcraft ? A witch practices witchcraft, the article reads. That explains nothing; like a terrorist practices terror. Maybe a few spells, or a reference to Ye Olde Magick.. ~
BF
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