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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... tales , anecdotes , and instances , many of which are identical with , or allied to , much which is narrated by Ovid , Virgil , Pliny , Cato , Varro , and others - the result of it all being that a careful comparison of the whole can ...
... tales , anecdotes , and instances , many of which are identical with , or allied to , much which is narrated by Ovid , Virgil , Pliny , Cato , Varro , and others - the result of it all being that a careful comparison of the whole can ...
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... tales , or other 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 ...
... tales , or other 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 ...
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... tale " level of beings only mentioned for entertainment - as in Grimm's Tales - they enter into popular belief as a part of the religion , and are invoked in good faith . There is actually in Tuscany a culture or worship of fetishes ...
... tale " level of beings only mentioned for entertainment - as in Grimm's Tales - they enter into popular belief as a part of the religion , and are invoked in good faith . There is actually in Tuscany a culture or worship of fetishes ...
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... tales , or stories , which have very curious connections with classic lore and superstitions . There are also a few records of certain plants , showing how the belief that many herbs and flowers have an indwelling fairy , and are in ...
... tales , or stories , which have very curious connections with classic lore and superstitions . There are also a few records of certain plants , showing how the belief that many herbs and flowers have an indwelling fairy , and are in ...
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... tales . His contribution consists in a measure of comments on my stories , which do not suffer in the least by his subsequent collection . When I began to collect those Indian legends , all that I knew of them was that a Catholic ...
... tales . His contribution consists in a measure of comments on my stories , which do not suffer in the least by his subsequent collection . When I began to collect those Indian legends , all that I knew of them was that a Catholic ...
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...