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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Otros Autores: Houlbrook, Ceri (Editor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: Philadelphia Oxbow 2015
En:Año: 2015
Otras palabras clave:B Material Culture
B Magic
B Ritual
B Electronic books
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Includes bibliographical references
Descripción Física:Online-Ressource
ISBN:978-1-78570-011-8
978-1-78570-013-2