Magical House Protection (eBook)

The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft

Brian Hoggard (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
336 Seiten
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-78920-206-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Belief in magic and particularly the power of witchcraft was once a deep and enduring presence in popular culture. "e;Diving into Brian Hoggard's Magical House Protection is a remarkable experience [It] provides an immersive and fascinating read."e;-Fortean Times People created and concealed many objects to protect themselves from harmful magic. Detailed are the principal forms of magical house protection in Britain and beyond from the fourteenth century to the present day. Witch-bottles, dried cats, horse skulls, written charms, protection marks and concealed shoes were all used widely as methods of repelling, diverting or trapping negative energies. Many of these practices and symbols can be found around the globe, demonstrating the universal nature of efforts by people to protect themselves from witchcraft. From the introduction: The most popular locations to conceal objects within buildings are usually at portals such as the hearth, the threshold and also voids or dead spaces. This suggests that people believed it was possible for dark forces to travel through the landscape and attack them in their homes. Whether these forces were emanations from a witch in the form of a spell, a witch's familiar pestering their property, an actual witch flying in spirit or a combination of all of those is difficult to tell. Additional sources of danger could be ghosts, fairies and demons. People went to great lengths to ensure their homes and property were protected, highlighting the fact that these beliefs and fears were visceral and, as far as they were concerned, literally terrifying.

Autor

Brian Hoggard is an independent researcher who has been studying the archaeology of magical house protection since 1999. He has a popular website at www.apotropaios.co.uk through which he receives reports and requests for advice about these objects from all over the world.

Inhalt

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1. Folklore, Witchcraft, Religion
Chapter 2. Witch-bottles
Chapter 3. Concealed Shoes
Chapter 4. Dried Cats
Chapter 5. Horse Skulls
Chapter 6. Written Charms
Chapter 7. Protection Marks
Chapter 8. Other Concealed Objects
Chapter 9. Evidence of Darkness
Chapter 10. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Case Studies

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Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2019
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: 14th century • Ancient Beliefs • Anthropology • Anthropology of Religion • archaeology • concealed shoes • Counter Magic • Counter-Witchcraft • curses • dried cats • engaging • Folkloric, Folklore, archaeology, house, protection, apotropaic, anthropology. • Great Britain • harmful magic • Historical • History • History of Witchcraft • horse skulls • lively • Magic • Magical House Protection • magical practices • magic studies • negative energies • Page Turner • popular culture • protection • protection marks • Realistic • Religion • Social Science • Supernatural • Witch Bottle • witch bottles • Witchcraft • Witches • written charms
• ISBN-10: 1-78920-206-X / 178920206X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78920-206-9 / 9781789202069