LEADER 04398nam 2200829 450 001 9910793449503321 005 20230124195507.0 010 $a1-78920-206-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781789202069 035 $a(CKB)4100000007820713 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5521538 035 $a(DE-B1597)635695 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781789202069 035 $a(OCoLC)1089275517 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007820713 100 $a20190417d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMagical house protection $ethe archaeology of counter-witchcraft /$fBrian Hoggard 210 1$aNew York ;$aOxford :$cBerghahn,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (352 pages) 311 $a1-78920-205-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tPreface -- $tPART I Context and Discussion of Principal Find Types -- $tChapter 1 Folklore, Witchcraft, Religion -- $tChapter 2 Witch-Bottles -- $tChapter 3 Concealed Shoes -- $tChapter 4 Dried Cats -- $tChapter 5 Horse Skulls -- $tChapter 6 Written Charms -- $tChapter 7 Protection Marks -- $tChapter 8 Other Concealed Objects -- $tChapter 9 Evidence of Darkness -- $tConclusion -- $tPART II Evidence and Examples -- $tCase Studies -- $tFinds Gazetteer -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aBelief in magic and particularly the power of witchcraft was once a deep and enduring presence in popular culture. ?Diving into Brian Hoggard?s Magical House Protection is a remarkable experience? [It] provides an immersive and fascinating read.??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. 606 $aProtection magic 606 $aArchitecture, Domestic$vMiscellanea 606 $aMagic 606 $aWitchcraft 606 $aDwellings$vMiscellanea 606 $aHousing$vMiscellanea 610 $aArchaeology. 610 $aCounter-Witchcraft. 610 $aancient beliefs. 610 $aanthropology of religion. 610 $aanthropology. 610 $aarchaeology. 610 $acurses. 610 $adried cats. 610 $ahistorical. 610 $ahistory. 610 $ahorse skulls. 610 $amagic studies. 610 $amagic. 610 $amagical house protection. 610 $amagical practices. 610 $aprotection marks. 610 $aprotection. 610 $areligion. 610 $asocial science. 610 $asupernatural. 610 $awitchcraft. 610 $awitches. 615 0$aProtection magic. 615 0$aArchitecture, Domestic 615 0$aMagic. 615 0$aWitchcraft. 615 0$aDwellings 615 0$aHousing 676 $a133.430941 700 $aHoggard$b Brian$01517415 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793449503321 996 $aMagical house protection$93754489 997 $aUNINA