Amulets : sacred charms of power and protection / Sheila Paine.

  • Paine, Sheila (Expert on textiles)
Date:
[2004]
  • Books

About this work

Description

Explores amulets from every angle, including their symbolism and the diverse material used to craft them, as well as the objects and people they protect.

Publication/Creation

Rochester, Vermont : Inner Traditions, [2004]

Physical description

192 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm

Contents

Introduction: Mr. Routledge and the lions -- Plague & pestilence -- Babies & brides -- Travellers & hunters -- Warriors & weaponry -- Body & soul -- House & home -- Trade & profit -- Made to measure -- Witches and the taxman -- The owl and the pussycat -- An eye for an eye -- Captured magic -- Sex & money -- Goddesses & dolls -- Lightning & stones -- Silver & sparkle -- Buttons, beads, & blue -- Red, white, & black -- Teeth, claws & paws -- Horns & bones -- Birds, feathers, & hair -- Snakes & fearful creatures -- Water & the moon -- Salt, garlic, incense & plants -- Trees, rags, & stitches -- Tangles & triangles -- Needles, iron&bells -- Numbers & letters -- Hands & crosses -- Saints and the Church -- Postscript.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BVG /PAI
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1594770255
  • 9781594770258