Amulets : sacred charms of power and protection
Paine, Sheila
Amulets : sacred charms of power and protection / Sheila Paine - Rochester, VT : Inner Traditions , 2004 - 192 p. : illus. ; 26 cm
Introduction: Mr. Routledge and the lions -- Plague & pestilence -- Babies & brides -- Travellers & hunters -- Warriors & weaponry -- Body & soul -- House & home -- Trade & profit -- Made to measure -- Witches and the taxman -- The owl and the pussycat -- An eye for an eye -- Captured magic -- Sex & money -- Goddesses & dolls -- Lightning & stones -- Silver & sparkle -- Buttons, beads, & blue -- Red, white, & black -- Teeth, claws & paws --Horns & bones -- Birds, feathers, & hair -- Snakes & fearful creatures -- Water & the moon -- Salt, garlic, incense & plants -- Trees, rags, & stitches -- Tangles & triangles -- Needles, iron & bells -- Numbers & letters -- Hands & crosses -- Saints and the Church -- Postscript.
Explores amulets from every angle, including their symbolism and the diverse material used to craft them, as well as the objects and people they protect.
9781594770258
Amulets
BF575.D35 / B66 2009
133.44 PAI
Amulets : sacred charms of power and protection / Sheila Paine - Rochester, VT : Inner Traditions , 2004 - 192 p. : illus. ; 26 cm
Introduction: Mr. Routledge and the lions -- Plague & pestilence -- Babies & brides -- Travellers & hunters -- Warriors & weaponry -- Body & soul -- House & home -- Trade & profit -- Made to measure -- Witches and the taxman -- The owl and the pussycat -- An eye for an eye -- Captured magic -- Sex & money -- Goddesses & dolls -- Lightning & stones -- Silver & sparkle -- Buttons, beads, & blue -- Red, white, & black -- Teeth, claws & paws --Horns & bones -- Birds, feathers, & hair -- Snakes & fearful creatures -- Water & the moon -- Salt, garlic, incense & plants -- Trees, rags, & stitches -- Tangles & triangles -- Needles, iron & bells -- Numbers & letters -- Hands & crosses -- Saints and the Church -- Postscript.
Explores amulets from every angle, including their symbolism and the diverse material used to craft them, as well as the objects and people they protect.
9781594770258
Amulets
BF575.D35 / B66 2009
133.44 PAI
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