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Two Unpublished Magical Amulets in Ankara
Gephyra, 2020 The recent synthesis of Roman-period amulets by C. A. Faraone has highlighted the signifi-cance of such artefacts in strategies of personal and group protection and healing throughout Greek and Roman antiquity.
Melih Arslan +2 more
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Religions, 2023 Through an investigation of two recently discovered paper sheets of the Incantation of Wish-Fulfillment from the Silla kingdom, this paper reveals that early Korea had more diverse forms of dhāraṇī practices than previously assumed.
Joung Ho Han, Youn-mi Kim
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Crux Christi Sit Mecum: Devotion to the Apotropaic Cross
Religions, 2019 A late medieval paper amulet containing prayers to St. Dorothy and the Holy Cross was found in a demolished part of a medieval wooden stave church in Torpo, Norway.
Kaja Merete Haug Hagen
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2020 An ethnobotanical survey was carried in Ndiki sub-division of the Central Region of Cameroon to collect information on the use of plants in the manufacture of amulets among the Banen ethnic group.
Madeleine Johnson, Evariste Fongnzossie
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Size matters: Reconsidering Horus on the crocodiles in miniature
Pallas, 2011 A Horus cippus is a specific type of magical stele thought to provide protection from wild animals. Horus cippi were available in a variety of sizes, ranging from small enough for an individual to wear as an amulet or otherwise carry around on his or her
Jane Draycott
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Arkhaia Anatolika, 2023 The amulets of mold-made glass depicted a nude squatting fat female figure, with both hands placed in her genital area are a group of finds that are concentrated in ancient cities on the Egyptian, Levant and North African coasts during the Hellenistic ...
Çilem UYGUN, Melih Arslan
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Pemaknaan Jimat Sebagai Simbol Religi Bagi Mahasiswa Jepang
JKG (Jurnal Komunikasi Global), 2018 This research started with the idea that many Japanese are not concerned with religious status. The Ippen monks in the 13th century made the concept of religion simpler for Japanese society through the use of amulets as religious symbols that were ...
Fatonah Fatonah
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Khazanah Theologia, 2023 This article presents an analysis of the observation on making a profit for religious institutions and providing social support during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tropical country in Indochina.
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Traditional Medicine and Magic According to Some Ethiopian Manuscripts from European Collections
Aethiopica, 2016 The present paper is dealing exclusively with medico-magical texts and traditions from a Christian Ethiopian environment. The handbooks and collections of various traditional healers in Ethiopia have played a significant role in the chain of transmission
Bogdan Burtea
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The chest decoration in modern life of Bashkir women: on the problem of preserving traditions
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2020 The purpose of this article is to study the methods for manufacturing, wearing and ways of use of the Bashkir chest decorations in the end of the 20th — beginning of the 21st c.
Z.F. Khasanova
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