| Description |
328 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-315) and index. |
| Summary |
"A full-color illustrated exploration of the origins and history of amulets, lucky charms, talismans, and mascots"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Lucky charms, amulets, and mascots -- Functions -- The attitude of authority toward amulets -- Amulets in rationalism and modernism -- Amulets, talismans, charms, and the law -- Things, objects, and places -- Lucky numbers, randomness, and numerology -- The meaning of numbers -- Lucky and symbolic colors -- Modernity's approach to colors -- Knots, knotwork, and binding charms -- Witches' ladders and hangmen's ropes -- Amuletic stones -- Holed stones and rings -- Amuletic gems -- Apotropaic and magical metal items -- Nails and horseshoes -- Bells -- Sun and moon -- Coins -- The warding mirror: Reflections of the invisible -- Trees, plants, and seeds -- Roots -- Animals and their images -- Dangerous and unwanted animals -- Birds and their images -- Teeth, claws, and horns -- Bones -- Bones and other parts of human bodies in amuletic medicine -- The amuletic body -- Eye and hand -- The heart -- Little people: Small humanoid images -- Signs and symbols -- Mascots -- Military mascots and amulets -- Amulets and talismans for gambling -- Sacred objects -- Amuletic protection of buildings -- Accretional amulets -- Postscript: A clash of worldviews: magicians and museums. |
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Amulets -- History.
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Charms -- History.
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Talismans -- History.
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Mascots -- History.
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Witchcraft -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781644112205 (paperback) : $22.99 |
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1644112205 (paperback) |
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