Church Apotropaic Symbols and Marks Of Piety

Symbols scribed into the stone jambs around the main doorways into churches, and sometimes on the doors themselves, may at first appear to be a meaningless jumble of scratch marks, letters, arrows and circular patterns. They may not be noticed at all. Observations made over the last 40 years, not on...

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Main Author: Easton, Timothy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 575-577
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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