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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... STONE AND THE SALAGRANA - THE SPELL OF THE SHELL AND THE TONE OF THE STONE - THE SPELL OF THE SNAIL- IL CANTO DEL GALLO - DIVINATION WITH ASHES 326 V. THE AMETHYST - THE SPELL OF THE BLACK HEN THE SPELL OF THE BELL - THE SPELL OF THE ...
... STONE AND THE SALAGRANA - THE SPELL OF THE SHELL AND THE TONE OF THE STONE - THE SPELL OF THE SNAIL- IL CANTO DEL GALLO - DIVINATION WITH ASHES 326 V. THE AMETHYST - THE SPELL OF THE BLACK HEN THE SPELL OF THE BELL - THE SPELL OF THE ...
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... CYLINDER 362 ROMAN SLING - STONE 373 BOY AND LANTERN ( Vignette ) 375 BRONZE ETRUSCAN AMULET AGAINST THE EVIL EYE ( In possession of the Author ) 376 ALPEN TURMS TURANA DG ESTA NORTIN INTRODUCTION HERE is in viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
... CYLINDER 362 ROMAN SLING - STONE 373 BOY AND LANTERN ( Vignette ) 375 BRONZE ETRUSCAN AMULET AGAINST THE EVIL EYE ( In possession of the Author ) 376 ALPEN TURMS TURANA DG ESTA NORTIN INTRODUCTION HERE is in viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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... Stone of the Voodoo , the pupil of the Red Indian medaolin , and the gypsy rye ( and one who had , moreover , his pocket always full of fetishes in little red bags ) —a man who was worthy of confi- dence - none the less so since he was ...
... Stone of the Voodoo , the pupil of the Red Indian medaolin , and the gypsy rye ( and one who had , moreover , his pocket always full of fetishes in little red bags ) —a man who was worthy of confi- dence - none the less so since he was ...
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... stones , eked out with coarse sorcery , which formed a distinct religion by itself , and which came to light as soon as British government removed religious oppression . This religion consisted of placing small rocks after the fashion ...
... stones , eked out with coarse sorcery , which formed a distinct religion by itself , and which came to light as soon as British government removed religious oppression . This religion consisted of placing small rocks after the fashion ...
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... stones and many curious relics . But there is , withal , as I have remarked , a great deal of mystery and secrecy observed in all this cult . It has its professors : men , but mostly women , who collect charms and spells , and teach ...
... stones and many curious relics . But there is , withal , as I have remarked , a great deal of mystery and secrecy observed in all this cult . It has its professors : men , but mostly women , who collect charms and spells , and teach ...
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 |
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...