The materiality of magic: an artefactual investigation into ritual practices and popular beliefs
Intro -- Introduction: The materiality of the materiality of magic -- 1. 'Also found … (not illustrated) …': The curious case of the missingmagical fossils -- 2. Arranged artefacts and materials in Irish Bronze Age ritual deposits:A consideration of prehistoric practice and intention -- 3....
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Philadelphia
Oxbow
2015
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In: | Year: 2015 |
Further subjects: | B
Material Culture
B Magic B Ritual B Electronic books |
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Summary: | Intro -- Introduction: The materiality of the materiality of magic -- 1. 'Also found … (not illustrated) …': The curious case of the missingmagical fossils -- 2. Arranged artefacts and materials in Irish Bronze Age ritual deposits:A consideration of prehistoric practice and intention -- 3. Doorways, ditches and dead dogs - excavating and recording materialmanifestations of practical magic amongst later prehistoric andRomano-British communities -- 4. Domestic magic and the walking dead in medieval England:A diachronic approach -- 5. European and African figural ritual magic: The beginnings of the voodoodoll myth -- 6. Binding spells and curse tablets through time -- 7. The wishing-tree of Isle Maree: The evolution of a Scottish folkloric practice -- 8. Ciki and jiki: The inner and outer layers of healers' workspaces inMadina, Accra -- 9. 'The Little Mannie with his daddy's horns' -- Index. |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
ISBN: | 1785700111 |