Etymology of Wicca published in Canada. It discussed a Gardnerian-based tradition. In ensuing years, many other authors would publish books containing "Wicca" in their titles which advocated solitary practice of Pagan Witchcraft; best known were Scott Cunningham's "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" (1988) and Silver RavenWolf's "Teen Witch: Wicca for a New Generation" (1998), but other examples included Gerina Dunwich's "The Wicca Garden" (1996), D. J. Conway's "Wicca: The Complete Craft" (2001), Raymond Buckland's "Wicca for Life" (2004) and "Wicca for One" (2004), Arin Murphy-Hiscock's "Solitary Wicca for Life" (2005) and Ann-Marie Gallagher's "The Wicca Bible" (2005). It was also adopted
History of Wicca this was a form of "minority empowerment". For a long time, Wicca was seen as being simply a minor sect, or cult. However, with the rise of solitary practitioners describing themselves as Wiccans, the faith went from becoming simply a mystery cult to becoming a public religion. Groups were formed to represent the Wiccan community, such as the Covenant of the Goddess, which was founded in 1975. Wiccans began to appear on various British television documentaries, including "The Heaven & Earth Show" and "Desperately Seeking Something". In the USA, the court case of Dettmer v. Landon in 1986 established that