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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... lore " be Teutonic or Italian , or due to a common Aryan or Asian origin , or whether , as the new school teaches , it " growed " of itself , like Topsy , spontaneously and sporadically everywhere , I will not pretend to determine ...
... lore " be Teutonic or Italian , or due to a common Aryan or Asian origin , or whether , as the new school teaches , it " growed " of itself , like Topsy , spontaneously and sporadically everywhere , I will not pretend to determine ...
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... lore , he might seek it in vain . Also that a great portion has become so nearly extinct that it is now in articulo mortis , vel in extremis , while other details are however still generally known . An interesting and very curious ...
... lore , he might seek it in vain . Also that a great portion has become so nearly extinct that it is now in articulo mortis , vel in extremis , while other details are however still generally known . An interesting and very curious ...
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... lore of every 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 ...
... lore of every 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 ...
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... lore - they were very often not recognised at all , or else they would be recalled with very material alterations . Had there been deceit in the case , there would have been of course a prompt " yes " to every- thing . But in most cases ...
... lore - they were very often not recognised at all , or else they would be recalled with very material alterations . Had there been deceit in the case , there would have been of course a prompt " yes " to every- thing . But in most cases ...
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... lore given in this work . There is another difficulty or contradiction to be noted . Many superstitions and observances are recorded as if they were still in familiar current use , or well known , which are in reality almost forgotten ...
... lore given in this work . There is another difficulty or contradiction to be noted . Many superstitions and observances are recorded as if they were still in familiar current use , or well known , which are in reality almost forgotten ...
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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 |
377 | |
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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...