Building Magic: Ritual and Re-Enchantment in Post-Medieval Structures
(Part of the Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic Series)
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This book redresses popular interpretations of concealed objects, enigmatically discovered within the fabric of post-medieval buildings. A wide variety of objects have been found up chimneybreasts, bricked up in walls, and concealed within recesses: old shoes, mummified cats, horse skulls, pierced hearts, to name only some. The most common approach to these finds is to apply a one-size-fits-all analysis and label them survivals and apotropaic (evil-averting)...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3030767647
ISBN13:9783030767648
Release Date:September 2021
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:179 Pages
Weight:0.83 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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