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The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic
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Pages: 248
Authors: Ralph Merrifield
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Ralph Merrifield systematically examines the evidence from prehistoric times to the present and demonstrates that all through the fundamental changes of belief-
The Archaeology of Ritual
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Pages: 334
Authors: Evangelos Kyriakidis
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-31 - Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

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A wide spectrum of scholars, historians, art historians, anthropologists, students of performance, students of religion, archaeologists, cognitive scientists, a
Field Manual for the Archaeology of Ritual, Religion, and Magic
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Authors: C. Riley Augé
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-07-08 - Publisher: Berghahn Books

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By bringing together in one place specific objects, materials, and features indicating ritual, religious, or magical belief used by people around the world and
Materia Magica
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: Andrew Wilburn
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

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Materia Magica approaches magic as a material endeavor, in which spoken spells, ritual actions, and physical objects all played vital roles in the performance o
The Materiality of Magic
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Authors: Ceri Houlbrook
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The subject of ‘magic’ has long been considered peripheral and sensationalist, the word itself having become something of an academic taboo. However, belief