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A history of amulets in ten objects [PDF]
Science Museum Group Journal, 2019 What are amulets? How are they situated in the larger narrative of European healing? Varied and complex objects, amulets present both challenges and opportunities for historians and museums alike. Yet an examination of these often-overlooked items within
Annie Thwaite
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Byzantine Healing Amulets from Southwestern Crimea [PDF]
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2020 Introduction. The article presents two unique items from the Southwestern Crimea – a bronze finger ring with an image of a lion-headed serpent Chnoubis, originating from a female burial of the first quarter of the 7 th century of the Gothic-Alanian ...
Elzara A. Khairedinova
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Charm muska at the Gagauz in the context of religious identity and ethnocultural parallels
Историческая этнология, 2022 In the article, traditional medicine is considered as part of traditional knowledge, which is one of the components of folk culture and is preserved by word-of-mouth.
Elizaveta N. Kvilinkova
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Comparative Analysis of the Khazar and Slavic-Russian Attire of Adornments
Поволжская археология, 2017 The author analyzes the development traditions of the costume and associated attire of adornments characteristic of the Slavs and Khazar Khaganate peoples.
Zhilina Natalia V.
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Beads and pendants from the late Harbor Temple and harbor temenos in the Red Sea port of Berenike (seasons 2010–2013): materials, techniques, functions and cultural attribution [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 2018 More than 250 beads and pendants have been registered from the Harbor Temple and its surroundings, the so-called “harbor temenos”, in the Red Sea port of Berenike.
Joanna Then-Obłuska
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Swedish Journal of Romanian Studies, 2023 In traditional Romanian society, where the vast majority of the population was illiterate, writing remained mysterious and inaccessible. For the peasants from the Romanian village, writing and the book have acquired separate meanings, being used in a ...
Alexandru Ofrim, Lucia Terzea-Ofrim
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Miniature Spears in the Viking Age: Small Symbols of Óðinn?
Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2022 : The spear is doubtlessly one of the most iconic weapons of the Viking Age. In addition to its numerous applications in armed conflict, where it was used by foot- and horseback warriors, the spear served as a potent emblem of power and social prominence.
Leszek Gardeła
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Поволжская археология, 2022 The paper publishes information about finds of Cypraea moneta (cowry) shells in archaeological sites of Eastern Europe of the VIII century BC – 7th century AD.
Yasakov Viktor S.
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A Revised Date for Pentateuchal Texts? Evidence from Ketef Hinnom
Tyndale Bulletin, 2002 The trend of OT scholarship is to date Pentateuchal texts to exilic or post-exilic times. The silver amulets from Ketef Hinnom may challenge this conclusion. Based on archaeological and palaeographic studies, the amulets are dated between 725 and 650 BC.
Erik Waaler
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Koduloomade maagiaga kaitsmine baškiiride seas [PDF]
MäetagusedThe purpose of the article is to analyse magical means of protecting domestic animals in the territory of the Bashkirs’ Bashkortostan Republic in the middle of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
Zifa Hasanova
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