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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Beteiligte: Houlbrook, Ceri (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia Oxbow 2015
In:Jahr: 2015
weitere Schlagwörter:B Material Culture
B Magic
B Ritual
B Electronic books
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:1785700111