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
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineBVG /PAIOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 1594770255
- 9781594770258