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The magic of coin-trees from religion to recreation : the roots of a ritual
- 作者： Houlbrook, Ceri, author.
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- 其他題名：
- Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic.
- 出版： Cham : Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
- 叢書名： Palgrave historical studies in witchcraft and magic
- 主題： Sacred space--British Isles--History. , Rites and ceremonies--British Isles. , Landscapes--Religious aspects. , British Isles--Antiquities. , History. , History of Britain and Ireland. , Social History. , History of Early Modern Europe. , Cultural History. , History of Religion.
- ISBN： 9783319755175 (electronic bk.) 、 9783319755168 (paper)
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CGU
- 資料類型: 電子書
- 內容註: Chapter 1. Introduction: Coining the Coin Tree -- Chapter 2. Roots of a Ritual -- Chapter 3. The Democratization of the Landscape -- Chapter 4. Contemporary Engagement -- Chapter 5. The Mutability of Meaning -- Chapter 6. Manipulating Meaning -- Chapter 7. Green Monuments and their Heritage -- Chapter 8. Concluding Thoughts -- Index.
- 摘要註: This book traces the history of ritual landscapes in the British Isles, and the transition from religious practice to recreation, by focusing on a highly understudied exemplar: the coin-tree. These are trees imbued with magical properties into which coins have been ritually embedded. This is a contemporary custom which can be traced back in the literature to the 1700s, when it was practiced for folk-medical and dedicatory purposes. Today, the custom is widespread, with over 200 coin-trees distributed across the British Isles, but is more akin to the casual deposition of coins in a wishing-well: coins are deposited in the tree in exchange for wishes, good luck, or future fortune. Ceri Houlbrook contributes to the debate on the historic relationships between religion, ritual, and popular magic in British contexts from 1700 to the present.
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- 系統號： 005427245 | 機讀編目格式
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