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Amulets: Sacred Charms of Power and Protection
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Artikel-Nr:
9781594770258
Veröffentl:
2004
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.09.2004
Seiten:
192
Autor:
Sheila Paine
Gewicht:
862 g
Format:
258x222x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Sheila Paine is an expert on tribal societies and textiles and is the author of Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns from Five Continents and the trilogy The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush to Razgrad, The Golden Horde: Travels from the Himalaya to Karpathos, and The Linen Goddess: Travels from the Red Sea to Prizren. She lives in England.
The first comprehensive illustrated study of the use of amulets around the world and throughout history explores not only the substances and symbolism from which amulets derive, but also the people and objects they protect.
1--Introduction: Mr Routledge and the lions2--Plague & pestilence3--Babies & brides4--Travellers & hunters5--Warriors & weaponry6--Body & soul7--House & home8--Trade & profit9--Made to measure10--Witches and the taxman11--The owl and the pussycat12--An eye for an eye13--Captured magic14--Sex & money15--Goddesses & dolls16--Lightning & stones17--Silver & sparkle18--Buttons, beads & blue19--Red, white & black20--Teeth, claws & paws21--Horns & bones22--Birds, feathers & hair23--Snakes & fearful creatures24--Water & the moon25--Salt, garlic, incense & plants26--Trees, rags & stitches27--Tangles & triangles28--Needles, iron & bells29--Numbers & letters30--Hands & crosses31--Saints and the ChurchPostscriptAcknowledgmentsBibliographyPicture creditsIndex