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The Anguipede of the Magical Amulets

, 1951
With his Studies in Magical Amulets Professor Campbell Bonner has rendered a great service not only to collectors and museums, but also to the history of religion in Late Antiquity.
Martin P. Nilsson
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Charms or Amulets for some Diseases of the Eye [PDF]

, 1911
The paper is based on a lecture read on 28th March 1894 and contains a describtion of amulets for healing eye ...
Modi, Jivanji Jamshedji
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Magic and Ritual in Iron Age Veneto, Italy

Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 2010
In this article I discuss the possibility that the Iron Age Veneti of Northern Italy believed in magic. By drawing on ethno-historical comparisons and contextual analysis, I suggest that items such as pierced shells, coral, amber, glass beads and ...
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TEAM‐UP: Mixed‐Methods Data for Understanding Traditional and Modern Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Four Sub‐Saharan African Countries

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract This Data Article describes a novel dataset from the “Re‐Examining Traditional Method Use” (TEAM‐UP) project, which systematically collected data on the measurement of and motivations for use of non‐modern (traditional and folkloric) contraceptive methods and/or modern methods, in four sub‐Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of ...
Nurudeen Alhassan, Jamaica Corker, Nyovani Janet Madise, Ernestina Coast, Naa Dodua Dodoo, Themba Mzembe, Jacques B.O Emina, Elizabeth Omoluabi, F. Nii‐Amoo Dodoo, Saseendran Pallikadavath, Maame B. Peterson, John A. Mushomi, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu   +13 more
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The Philosophy and Practice of Amulets in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra: Wearing, Analyzing, and Recognizing Your Way to Liberation

Journal of Contemplative Studies
Buddhist amulets have been a topic of academic research for decades. But scholarly presuppositions that amulets have circulated primarily in popular Buddhist milieus, related only tangentially to the pursuits of elite practitioners, has limited our ...
James Gentry
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Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Hermes-Thoth on magical gems and amulets

, 2020
This paper examines ancient glyptics that provide evidence for the merging of the cults of Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom and writing, and Graeco-Roman Hermes/Mercury.
Gołyźniak, Paweł
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Koduhanedega seotud baškiiri rituaalid: traditsioonid ja uuendused [PDF]

Mäetagused
In the modern life of the Bashkir population of the Republic of Bashkortostan, a large number of various beliefs, customs and rituals related to domestic birds, including geese, have been preserved.
Zifa Hasanova
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Outcomes of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Volume 107, Issue 7, Page 2345-2352, June 1, 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) were excluded from major trials of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO). Aim The objective of this study was to describe this population and evaluate outcomes after LAAO in patients with and without HFrEF.
Aamer Ubaid, Arindam Bagga, Kevin Kennedy, John T. Saxon, Chetan P. Huded   +4 more
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Janet Malcolm's Self‐Portrait

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Jerome Boyd Maunsell
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