Etruscan Roman RemainsCosimo, Inc., 2007 M01 1 - 400 páginas The Etruscans are one of history's great mysteries -- a sophisticated society that flourished at the heart of the Classical world and then vanished, leaving relatively few archaeological remains and few records of their culture. The Etruscans were adept at magic, and Etruscan books of spells were common among the Romans but they have not survived. While greatly influenced by the Greeks, the Etruscans retained elements of an ancient non-Western culture, and these archaic traits contributed greatly to the civilization once thought of as purely Roman (gladiators, for example, and many kinds of divination). Leland retrieves elements of Etruscan culture from the living popular traditions of remote areas of the Italian countryside where belief in "the old religion" survives to an astonishing degree. Recorded when many of these secret beliefs and practices were fading away, this remarkable volume deals with ancient gods, spirits, witches, incantations, prophecy, medicine, spells, and amulets, giving full descriptions, illustrations, and instructions for practice. |
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... kind , and extremely curious as illustrating the survival to the present day of " the Gods in Exile " in a far more literal manner , and on a much more extensive scale than Heine ever dreamed of . And I think that it will be found to ...
... kind , and extremely curious as illustrating the survival to the present day of " the Gods in Exile " in a far more literal manner , and on a much more extensive scale than Heine ever dreamed of . And I think that it will be found to ...
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... kind of chant . To illustrate this I may mention that there is one very popular little song : - " Ma guerda la Rusena A fazeda a la finestra , " which has not either in Romagnolo nor in Italian a trace of rhyme or rhythm , and which ...
... kind of chant . To illustrate this I may mention that there is one very popular little song : - " Ma guerda la Rusena A fazeda a la finestra , " which has not either in Romagnolo nor in Italian a trace of rhyme or rhythm , and which ...
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... kind . And it is very evident that the oldest religions everywhere are founded on such a faith . " But I was much more astonished to find that in Tuscany , the most enlightened portion of Italy , under all Roman rule an old pagan faith ...
... kind . And it is very evident that the oldest religions everywhere are founded on such a faith . " But I was much more astonished to find that in Tuscany , the most enlightened portion of Italy , under all Roman rule an old pagan faith ...
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... kind of college of witches and wizards , which , for many good reasons , eludes observation . It was my chance to become acquainted in Florence with the fortune - teller referred to , who was initiated in these secrets , and whose ...
... kind of college of witches and wizards , which , for many good reasons , eludes observation . It was my chance to become acquainted in Florence with the fortune - teller referred to , who was initiated in these secrets , and whose ...
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... in fact it was promised me as a gift , but I have not succeeded in obtaining it . I have , however , a large MS . of this kind which was written for me from collection In and memory , which I have used in writing this INTRODUCTION II.
... in fact it was promised me as a gift , but I have not succeeded in obtaining it . I have , however , a large MS . of this kind which was written for me from collection In and memory , which I have used in writing this INTRODUCTION II.
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LARES LASA | 80 |
VII TITUNOALBINAVERBIODUSIOREMLEJANO MEANA MONTULGA TALENAPICO | 122 |
CHAP PAGE | 251 |
THE EXORCISM OF DEATHTHE SPELL OF THE CRADLE DIVINATION WITH LEAD | 303 |
EVIL INCANTATIONSTHE SPELL OF THE HOLY STONE AND THE SALAGRANATHE | 326 |
LETTERED CYLINDER | 362 |
ROMAN SLINGSTONE | 373 |
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Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition (Classic Reprint) Charles Godfrey Leland Sin vista previa disponible - 2017 |
Términos y frases comunes
amulet ancient Aplu appears beautiful Befania believe Bella Marta Benevento bewitched buona fortuna burning called Carmenta casa charm child Christian church Corredoio cosi cure curious daughter declared deities devil Diana divination dream earth Etruria Etruscan evil eyes Faflon fairy Feronia fire Florence folk-lore folletto fortuna fortune Fufluns girl give goblins goddess gods grazia gypsy hair heathen incantation invocation Italian Italy kind king lady Lares Larunda Lasii Latin legend light live Losna lover luck magic Magonia MARCELLUS Mater Matuta midnight mother mysterious myth mythology never night Nortia observed old woman once pass Patána peasant pig-pen possa pray PRELLER priest reader regards religion remarkable Romagna Romagnola Roman Saint Schedius sempre song sorcery soul spell spirit stone story strange strega tale Téramó thee things thou art Tinia Turanna Tuscan unto voglio witch witchcraft wizard word
Pasajes populares
Página 26 - The babe was born at the first peep of day ; He began playing on the lyre at noon, And the same evening did he steal away Apollo's herds...