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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... legends , will be found in this work . Closely allied to the belief in these old deities , is a vast mass of curious tradition , such as that there is a spirit of every element or thing created , as for instance of every plant and ...
... legends , will be found in this work . Closely allied to the belief in these old deities , is a vast mass of curious tradition , such as that there is a spirit of every element or thing created , as for instance of every plant and ...
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... legends , names , and attributes of spirits are at present far from being generally known . Much of the lore was originally confined to the strege , or witches - who are few and far be- tween - as constituting secrets of their unlawful ...
... legends , names , and attributes of spirits are at present far from being generally known . Much of the lore was originally confined to the strege , or witches - who are few and far be- tween - as constituting secrets of their unlawful ...
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... legend in this book , he will but do it justice . To collect volumes of folk - lore among very reticent Red Indians , and reserved Romanys is not unknown to me , but the extracting witch- craft from Italian strege far surpasses it . " I ...
... legend in this book , he will but do it justice . To collect volumes of folk - lore among very reticent Red Indians , and reserved Romanys is not unknown to me , but the extracting witch- craft from Italian strege far surpasses it . " I ...
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... Legends of New England . Within a few months a contributor to the English Folk - Lore Journal has made a remark to the ... legend , but he constantly declared that he did not know one , or anything relating to old beliefs , and that all ...
... Legends of New England . Within a few months a contributor to the English Folk - Lore Journal has made a remark to the ... legend , but he constantly declared that he did not know one , or anything relating to old beliefs , and that all ...
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... legends , collected by Rev. S. Rand , or among the cognate Chippeway records of Schoolcraft and Kohl . As for accuracy ... legend , and also that the telling thereof was productive of dollars and tobacco and pounds of tea , did somewhat ...
... legends , collected by Rev. S. Rand , or among the cognate Chippeway records of Schoolcraft and Kohl . As for accuracy ... legend , and also that the telling thereof was productive of dollars and tobacco and pounds of tea , did somewhat ...
Contenido
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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...