The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to Recreation: The Roots of a Ritual

This book traces the history of ritual landscapes in the British Isles, and the transition from religious practice to recreation, by focusing on a highly understudied exemplar: the coin-tree. These are trees imbued with magical properties into which coins have been ritually embedded. This is a conte...

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Main Author: Houlbrook, Ceri ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
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Further subjects:B Religion History
B Civilization History
B Social History
B Great Britain History
B History
B Europe History—1492-
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520 |a Chapter 1. Introduction: Coining the Coin Tree -- Chapter 2. Roots of a Ritual -- Chapter 3. The Democratization of the Landscape -- Chapter 4. Contemporary Engagement -- Chapter 5. The Mutability of Meaning -- Chapter 6. Manipulating Meaning -- Chapter 7. Green Monuments and their Heritage -- Chapter 8. Concluding Thoughts -- Index 
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