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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... SPELL OF THE IVY AND THE STATUE - THE SPELL OF 251 THE HARE THE SPELL OF THE SPIDER - THE SPELL OF THE GREEN LIZARD II . BIRDS AND TREASURES THE SPELL OF THE FALLING STAR - THE SPELL OF THE ACORNS SWALLOW - MINOR CURES FROM MARCELLUS ...
... SPELL OF THE IVY AND THE STATUE - THE SPELL OF 251 THE HARE THE SPELL OF THE SPIDER - THE SPELL OF THE GREEN LIZARD II . BIRDS AND TREASURES THE SPELL OF THE FALLING STAR - THE SPELL OF THE ACORNS SWALLOW - MINOR CURES FROM MARCELLUS ...
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... spells , and ceremonies , to attract love , to remove all evil influences or bring certain things to pass ; to win ... spell an elder dame has generally in hand some younger girl whom she instructs , firstly in the art of bewitching or ...
... spells , and ceremonies , to attract love , to remove all evil influences or bring certain things to pass ; to win ... spell an elder dame has generally in hand some younger girl whom she instructs , firstly in the art of bewitching or ...
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... spells , and teach them to one another , and hold meetings ; that is , there is a 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 ...
... spells , and teach them to one another , and hold meetings ; that is , there is a 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 ...
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... spells such as are now in use -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 ...
... spells such as are now in use -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 ...
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... spell for almost everything which the heart of man could conceive . And it was from Etrurian Tuscany that I took these spells , which , by comparison with those which remain from Roman times , all bear unmistakable marks of antiquity ...
... spell for almost everything which the heart of man could conceive . And it was from Etrurian Tuscany that I took these spells , which , by comparison with those which remain from Roman times , all bear unmistakable marks of antiquity ...
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...