Amulet, the Glossary
An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.[1]
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- Objects believed to protect from evil
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Agimat
, also known as anting or folklorized as anting-anting, is a Filipino word for "amulet" or "charm". Amulet and Agimat are amulets.
Ali
Ali ibn Abi Talib (translit) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 to 661, as well as the first Shia imam.
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Alsace
Alsace (Low Alemannic German/Alsatian: Elsàss ˈɛlsɑs; German: Elsass (German spelling before 1996: Elsaß.) ˈɛlzas ⓘ; Latin: Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland.
Amethyst
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz.
Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
Ancient history
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity.
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Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
Ankh
The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself.
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Apotropaic magic
Apotropaic magic or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye. Amulet and Apotropaic magic are amulets and objects believed to protect from evil.
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Aramaic
Aramaic (ˀərāmiṯ; arāmāˀiṯ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, southeastern Anatolia, Eastern Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, where it has been continually written and spoken in different varieties for over three thousand years.
Baal Shem
A Baal Shem (Hebrew: בַּעַל שֵׁם, pl. Baalei Shem) was a historical Jewish practitioner of Practical Kabbalah and supposed miracle worker. Amulet and Baal Shem are Practical Kabbalah.
Badarian culture
The Badarian culture provides the earliest direct evidence of agriculture in Upper Egypt during the Predynastic Era.
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Baptism
Baptism (from immersion, dipping in water) is a Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water.
Benedictines
The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.
Berbers
Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also called by their endonym Amazigh or Imazighen, are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Arab migrations to the Maghreb.
Bes
Bes (also spelled as Bisu, Ⲃⲏⲥ), together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, likely of Kushite/Nubian or Nehesi C-Group culture origin worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth.
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Bible study (Christianity)
In Christian communities, Bible study is the study of the Bible by people as a personal religious or spiritual practice.
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Black Pullet
The Black Pullet (original French: La poule noire) also known in French as “la poule aux œufs d’or” (the hen that lays golden eggs) is a grimoire that proposes to teach the "science of magical talismans and rings", including the art of necromancy and Kabbalah.
Blessing
In religion, a blessing (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the impartation of something with grace, holiness, spiritual redemption, or divine will.
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.
Brit milah
The brit milah (bərīṯ mīlā,,; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (ברית) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during which the foreskin is surgically removed.
Brocade
Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads.
Bulla (amulet)
A bulla, an amulet worn like a locket, was given to male children in Ancient Rome nine days after birth. Amulet and bulla (amulet) are amulets.
Carlism
Carlism (Karlismo; Carlisme) is a Traditionalist and Legitimist political movement in Spain aimed at establishing an alternative branch of the Bourbon dynasty, one descended from Don Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), on the Spanish throne.
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Celts
The Celts (see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples were a collection of Indo-European peoples.
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Ceres (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion, Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.
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Chai (symbol)
Chai or Hai (חַי "living") is a symbol that figures prominently in modern Jewish culture; the Hebrew letters of the word are often used as a visual symbol.
Chalcedony
Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite.
Charm bracelet
A charm bracelet is a type of bracelet which carries personal jewelled ornaments or "charms", such as decorative pendants or trinkets.
Charmstone
A charmstone or coldstone is a stone or mineral artifact of various types associated with various traditional cultures, including those of Scotland and the native cultures of California and the American southwest. Amulet and charmstone are amulets.
Christian Palestinian Aramaic
Christian Palestinian Aramaic was a Western Aramaic dialect used by the Melkite Christian community, probably of Jewish descent, in Palestine, Transjordan and Sinai between the fifth and thirteenth centuries.
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Christians
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Church Fathers
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity.
Cigarette
A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.
Clover
Clover, also called trefoil, are plants of the genus Trifolium (from Latin tres 'three' + folium 'leaf'), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae originating in Europe.
Confraternities of the Cord
The Confraternities of the Cord are pious associations in the Roman Catholic Church whose members wear a cord, girdle, or cincture in honour of a saint whom they wish to honour and to bear in mind some special grace or favour which they hope to obtain through the saint's intercession.
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Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Conrad II (Konrad II, – 4 June 1039), also known as and, was the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1027 until his death in 1039.
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Constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
Coptic language
Coptic (Bohairic Coptic) is a group of closely related Egyptian dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Copts, starting from the third century AD in Roman Egypt.
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Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California, and Hawaii
The Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii, is a diocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which was founded in 1995.
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Crepundia
Crepundia are groups of amulets, often strung onto chains in Classical antiquity. Amulet and Crepundia are amulets and magic items.
Cross necklace
A cross necklace is any necklace featuring a Christian cross or crucifix. Amulet and cross necklace are amulets.
Crucifix
A crucifix (from the Latin cruci fixus meaning '(one) fixed to a cross') is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. Amulet and crucifix are objects believed to protect from evil.
Cult image
In the practice of religion, a cult image is a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents.
Detente bala
"Detente bala" is an inscription used by Spanish soldiers from the 18th century. Amulet and Detente bala are amulets.
Dionysus
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (Διόνυσος) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.
Doctor of the Church
Doctor of the Church (Latin: doctor "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribution to theology or doctrine through their research, study, or writing.
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Dundurn Press
Dundurn Press is one of the largest Canadian-owned book publishing companies of adult fiction and non-fiction.
Durga
Durga (दुर्गा) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi.
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Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north.
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Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
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Egyptian faience
Egyptian faience is a sintered-quartz ceramic material from Ancient Egypt.
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Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVIII, alternatively 18th Dynasty or Dynasty 18) is classified as the first dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power.
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Ekeko
The Ekeko (contemporary Aymara spelling: Iqiqu) is the Tiwanakan (pre Columbian civilization) god of abundance and prosperity in the mythology and folklore of the people from the Bolivian Altiplano.
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El Shaddai
El Shaddai (translit) or just Shaddai is one of the names of God in Judaism.
Eucharist
The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Evil eye
The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. Amulet and evil eye are amulets and objects believed to protect from evil.
Exorcism in Christianity
In Christianity, exorcism involves the practice of casting out one or more demons from a person whom they are believed to have possessed.
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Eye of Horus
The Eye of Horus, also known as left wedjat eye or udjat eye, specular to the Eye of Ra (right wedjat eye), is a concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion that represents well-being, healing, and protection.
Fascinus
In ancient Roman religion and magic, the fascinus or fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. Amulet and fascinus are amulets.
Filakto
A filakto is an Eastern Christian sacramental that is pinned to one's clothing in order to ward off Satan.
Folk religion
In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions of religion that are distinct from the official doctrines and practices of organized religion.
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main ("Frank ford on the Main") is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse.
Fulu
() are Taoist magic symbols and incantations, translatable into English as 'talismanic script', which are written or painted on talismans called by Taoist practitioners. Amulet and Fulu are amulets.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance (Caddo: Nanissáanah, also called the Ghost Dance of 1890) is a ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems.
Ghost shirt
Ghost shirts are shirts, or other clothing items, worn by members of the Ghost Dance religion, and thought to be imbued with spiritual powers. Amulet and Ghost shirt are amulets.
Gospel
Gospel (εὐαγγέλιον; evangelium) originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported.
Greek language
Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Grimoire
A grimoire (also known as a "book of spells", "magic book", or a "spellbook") is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms, and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, deities, and demons. Amulet and grimoire are magic items.
Hadith
Hadith (translit) or Athar (أثر) is a form of Islamic oral tradition containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the prophet Muhammad.
Hai ben Sherira
Hai ben Sherira (Hebrew: האיי בר שרירא) better known as Hai Gaon (Hebrew: האיי גאון), was a medieval Jewish theologian, rabbi and scholar who served as Gaon of the Talmudic academy of Pumbedita during the early 11th century.
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Hamsa
The hamsa (five, referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'),Zenner, 1988,. Amulet and hamsa are amulets and objects believed to protect from evil.
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Hebrew language
Hebrew (ʿÎbrit) is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family.
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Heliotrope (mineral)
The mineral aggregate heliotrope, also called Indian bloodstone or ematille, is a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz that occurs mostly as jasper (opaque) or sometimes as chalcedony (translucent).
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Holy anointing oil
The holy anointing oil (oil of anointing) formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the High Priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the Tabernacle (Exodus 30:26) and subsequent temples in Jerusalem.
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Holy water
Holy water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy or a religious figure, or derived from a well or spring considered holy. Amulet and holy water are objects believed to protect from evil.
Holy Week
Holy Week (lit) is the most sacred week in the liturgical year in Christianity.
Horus
Horus, also known as Hor, in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and the sky.
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Incantation
An incantation, a spell, a charm, an enchantment, or a bewitchery, is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects.
Incipit
The incipit of a text is the first few words of the text, employed as an identifying label.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum (מוזיאון ישראל, Muze'on Yisrael, متحف إسرائيل) is an art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem.
Jackal's horn
The Jackal's horn is a mythical boney cone-shaped excrescence which is said to occasionally grow on the skulls of golden jackals. Amulet and Jackal's horn are amulets.
Jasper
Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases, is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue.
Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
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Jews
The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
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Jinn
Jinn (جِنّ), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabia and later in Islamic culture and beliefs.
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Judaism
Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.
Judeo-Aramaic languages
Judaeo-Aramaic languages represent a group of Hebrew-influenced Aramaic and Neo-Aramaic languages.
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Jupiter (god)
Jupiter (Iūpiter or Iuppiter, from Proto-Italic *djous "day, sky" + *patēr "father", thus "sky father" Greek: Δίας or Ζεύς), also known as Jove (gen. Iovis), is the god of the sky and thunder, and king of the gods in ancient Roman religion and mythology.
Ketef Hinnom
Ketef Hinnom (Shoulder of Hinnom) is an archaeological site discovered in the 1970s southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Khepri
Khepri (Egyptian: ḫprj, also transliterated Khepera, Kheper, Khepra, Chepri) is a scarab-faced god in ancient Egyptian religion who represents the rising or morning sun.
Kilim
A kilim (گلیمkilim کیلیم; kilim; kilim) is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Persian Empire, including Iran, but also in the Balkans and the Turkic countries.
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Kilim motifs
Many motifs are used in traditional kilims, handmade flat-woven rugs, each with many variations.
Kumamoto
is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Lawsuit
A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.
Lilith
Lilith (Līlīṯ), also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the first wife of Adam and a primordial she-demon. Amulet and Lilith are amulets.
List of lucky symbols
A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck.
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Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father (Pater Noster), is a central Christian prayer that Jesus taught as the way to pray.
Lunula (amulet)
A lunula (pl. lunulae) was a crescent moon shaped pendant worn by girls in ancient Rome. Amulet and lunula (amulet) are amulets.
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Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.
Magic in the Greco-Roman world
Magic in the Greco-Roman world—that is, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and the other cultures with which they interacted, especially ancient Egypt—comprises supernatural practices undertaken by individuals, often privately, that were not under the oversight of official priesthoods attached to the various state, community, and household cults and temples as a matter of public religion.
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Maimonides
Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam (רמב״ם), was a Sephardic rabbi and philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages.
Mandaic language
Mandaic, or more specifically Classical Mandaic, is the liturgical language of Mandaeism and a South Eastern Aramaic variety in use by the Mandaean community, traditionally based in southern parts of Iraq and southwest Iran, for their religious books.
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Mars (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Mārs) is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.
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Martin Millett
Martin John Millett, (born 30 September 1955) is a British archaeologist and academic.
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.
Mezuzah
A mezuzah (מְזוּזָה "doorpost"; plural: mezuzot) is a piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah, which Jews fix to the doorposts of their homes.
Michael (archangel)
Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Midwife
A midwife (midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery.
Mishneh Torah
The Mishneh Torah (repetition of the Torah), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (label), is a code of Rabbinic Jewish religious law (halakha) authored by Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon/Rambam).
Museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects.
Muslim world
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah.
Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
Nachmanides
Moses ben Nachman (מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָן Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (Ναχμανίδης Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator.
Names of God in Islam
Names of God in Islam (أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ, "Allah's Beautiful Names") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims.
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Naphtali Cohen
Naphtali Cohen (1649–1718), also known as Naphtali HaKohen Katz, was a Russo-German rabbi and kabalist born in Ostrowo in Ukraine.
Natural History (Pliny)
The Natural History (Naturalis Historia) is a Latin work by Pliny the Elder.
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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
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New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, was the ancient Egyptian state between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC.
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Nez Perce
The Nez Perce (autonym in Nez Perce language: nimíipuu, meaning "we, the people") are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who still live on a fraction of the lands on the southeastern Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest.
Ofuda
In Shinto and Buddhism in Japan, an is a talisman made out of various materials such as paper, wood, cloth or metal. Amulet and Ofuda are amulets.
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Omamori
are Japanese amulets commonly sold at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, dedicated to particular Shinto as well as Buddhist figures, and are said to provide various forms of luck and protection. Amulet and Omamori are amulets.
Organized religion
Organized religion, also known as institutional religion, is religion in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established, typically by an official doctrine (or dogma), a hierarchical or bureaucratic leadership structure, and a codification of proper and improper behavior.
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Orient
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world.
Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 50 million members worldwide.
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Oriental rug
An oriental rug is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in "Oriental countries" for home use, local sale, and export.
Our Sunday Visitor
Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) is a Catholic publishing company in Huntington, Indiana, which prints the American national weekly newspaper of that name, as well as numerous Catholic periodicals, religious books, pamphlets, catechetical materials, inserts for parish bulletins and offertory envelopes, and offers an "Online Giving" system and "Faith in Action" websites for parishes.
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Paganism
Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.
Papyrus
Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface.
Parchment
Parchment is a writing material made from specially prepared untanned skins of animals—primarily sheep, calves, and goats.
Pendant
A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, which may be known as a "pendant necklace".
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement that emphasizes direct personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Phallus
A phallus (phalli or phalluses) is a penis (especially when erect), an object that resembles a penis, or a mimetic image of an erect penis.
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune (municipality) of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.
Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV (Benedictus XIV; Benedetto XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758.
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Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII (Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 until his death in July 1903.
Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX (Pio IX, Pio Nono; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878.
Prayer beads
Prayer beads are a form of beadwork used to count the repetitions of prayers, chants, or mantras by members of various religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Umbanda, Islam, Sikhism, the Baháʼí Faith, and some Christian denominations, such as the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Prayer cloth
A prayer cloth is a sacramental used by Christians, in continuation with the practice of the early Church, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles: Prayer cloths are especially popular within the Pentecostal tradition of Christianity, although communicants of other Christian denominations use them as well.
Psalm 91
Psalm 91 is the 91st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." In Latin, it is known as 'Qui habitat".
Quis ut Deus?
Quis ut Deus? (or Quis sicut Deus?), a Latin sentence meaning "Who like God?", is a literal translation of the name Michael (מִיכָאֵל, transliterated Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl).
Quran
The Quran, also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God (Allah).
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan (lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northwestern India.
Religion in ancient Rome
Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the people of Rome as well as those who were brought under its rule.
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Religious text
Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition.
Roman Inscriptions of Britain
Roman Inscriptions of Britain is a 3-volume corpus of inscriptions found in Britain from the Roman period.
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Roman Ritual
The Roman Ritual (Rituale Romanum), also known as Ritual is one of the official liturgical books of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church.
Sacramental
A sacramental (Latin pl. sacramentalia) is a sacred sign, a ritual act or a ceremony, which, in a certain imitation of the sacraments, has a spiritual effect and is obtained through the intercession of the Church.
Sacred Heart
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind".
Saint Benedict Medal
The Saint Benedict Medal is a Christian sacramental medal containing symbols and text related to the life of Saint Benedict of Nursia, used by Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Western Orthodox, Anglicans and Methodists, in the Benedictine Christian tradition, especially votarists and oblates. Amulet and Saint Benedict Medal are amulets.
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Salafi movement
The Salafi movement or Salafism is a revival movement within Sunni Islam, which was formed as a socio-religious movement during the late 19th century and has remained influential in the Islamic world for over a century.
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Sator Square
The Sator Square (or Rotas-Sator Square or Templar Magic Square) is a two-dimensional acrostic class of word square containing a five-word Latin palindrome. Amulet and Sator Square are amulets and objects believed to protect from evil.
Scapular
A scapular (from Latin scapulae, "shoulders") is a Western Christian garment suspended from the shoulders.
Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (also known as the Brown Scapular) belongs to the habit of both the Carmelite Order and the Discalced Carmelite Order, both of which have Our Lady of Mount Carmel as their patroness.
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Scapular of Saint Michael the Archangel
The Scapular of Saint Michael is a Roman Catholic devotional scapular associated with Michael, the Archangel and originated prior to 1878. Amulet and scapular of Saint Michael the Archangel are amulets.
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Seal of Solomon
The Seal of Solomon or Ring of Solomon (חותם שלמה,; خاتمسليمان,; Mühr-ü Süleyman) is the legendary signet ring attributed to the Israelite king Solomon in medieval mystical traditions, from which it developed in parallel within Jewish mysticism, Islamic mysticism and Western occultism. Amulet and Seal of Solomon are amulets.
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Seven Sleepers
The Seven Sleepers, also known in Christendom as Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, and in Islam as Aṣḥāb al-Kahf, lit.
Shamrock
A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland.
Sherira ben Hanina
Sherira bar Hanina (Hebrew: שרירא בר חנינא) more commonly known as Sherira Gaon (Hebrew: שרירא גאון; c. 906 – c. 1006) was the gaon of the Academy of Pumbeditha.
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Shinto
Shinto is a religion originating in Japan.
Shirk (Islam)
Shirk (lit) in Islam is a sin often roughly translated as 'idolatry' or 'polytheism', but more accurately meaning 'association '. It refers to accepting other divinities or powers alongside God as associates.
Shlomo ibn Aderet
Shlomo ben Avraham ibn Aderet (שלמה בן אברהם אבן אדרת or Solomon son of Abraham son of Aderet) (1235 – 1310) was a medieval rabbi, halakhist, and Talmudist.
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Sigil
A sigil is a type of symbol used in magic. Amulet and sigil are Practical Kabbalah.
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Sign of the cross
Making the sign of the cross (signum crucis), also known as blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity.
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Sol (Roman mythology)
Sol is the personification of the Sun and a god in ancient Roman religion.
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Solomon
Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
Stefanie Martin-Kilcher
Stefanie Martin-Kilcher (born 5 July 1945) is a Swiss archaeologist.
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Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
Syriac language
The Syriac language (Leššānā Suryāyā), also known natively in its spoken form in early Syriac literature as Edessan (Urhāyā), the Mesopotamian language (Nahrāyā) and Aramaic (Aramāyā), is an Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect. Classical Syriac is the academic term used to refer to the dialect's literary usage and standardization, distinguishing it from other Aramaic dialects also known as 'Syriac' or 'Syrian'.
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Ta'wiz
The ta'wiz, tawiz (تعویز, तावीज़), muska (Turkish) or taʿwīdh (تعويذ) is an amulet or locket worn for protection common in South Asia. Amulet and ta'wiz are amulets.
Talisman
A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Amulet and talisman are magic items and objects believed to protect from evil.
Talismanic shirt
A talismanic shirt (or talisman shirt; tılsımlı gömlek) is a worn textile talisman.
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Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Taoism in Korea
Taoism or "Do" is thought to be the earliest state philosophy for the Korean people.
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Tarsh
In post-classical Arabic, a (طرش) is an engraved block used for printing.
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Taweret
In Ancient Egyptian religion, Taweret (tꜣ-wrt, also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert and Taueret, and in translit, Thoeris, Taouris and Toeris) is the protective goddess of childbirth and fertility.
Tefillin
Tefillin (Israeli Hebrew: /; Ashkenazic pronunciation:; Modern Hebrew pronunciation), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah.
Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila, OCD (Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 15154 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.
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Tetragrammaton
The Tetragrammaton, or the Tetragram, is the four-letter Hebrew theonym (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
The Guide for the Perplexed
The Guide for the Perplexed (Dalālat al-ḥā'irīn, דלאלת אלחאירין; Moreh HaNevukhim) is a work of Jewish theology by Maimonides.
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Thetford Hoard
The Thetford Hoard (also known as the Thetford Treasure) is a hoard of Romano-British metalwork found by Arthur and Greta Brooks at Gallows Hill, near Thetford in Norfolk, England, in November 1979, and now in the British Museum.
Thoth
Thoth (from Θώθ Thṓth, borrowed from Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ Thōout, Egyptian:, the reflex of ḏḥwtj " is like the ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity.
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Tintinnabulum (ancient Rome)
In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum (less often tintinnum) was a wind chime or assemblage of bells. Amulet and tintinnabulum (ancient Rome) are amulets.
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Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (from 'threefold') is the central doctrine concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three,, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion).
Vade retro satana
Vade retro satana (Ecclesiastical Latin for "Begone, Satan", "Step back, Satan", or "Back off, Satan"; alternatively spelt vade retro satanas, or sathanas), is a medieval Western Christian formula for exorcism, recorded in a 1415 manuscript found in the Benedictine Metten Abbey in Bavaria; its origin is traditionally associated with the Benedictines. Amulet and vade retro satana are amulets.
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Vajra
The Vajra is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). Amulet and Vajra are magic items.
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Visions of Jesus and Mary
A number of people have claimed to have had visions of Jesus Christ and personal conversations with him.
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Western Christianity
Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity (Eastern Christianity being the other).
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William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is a religious publishing house based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Winti
Winti is an Afro-Surinamese traditional religion that originated in Suriname.
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World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia) is a nonprofit educational company created in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben.
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Zulfiqar
Zulfaqar (Ḏū-l-Faqār), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfakar, Dhu al-Faqar, or Dhulfaqar), is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Imam Ali). Middle Eastern weapons are commonly inscribed with a quote mentioning Zulfiqar, and Middle Eastern swords are at times made with a split tip in reference to the weapon. Amulet and Zulfiqar are amulets.
See also
Objects believed to protect from evil
- Agastache pallidiflora
- Agoseris aurantiaca
- Amulet
- Amulets
- Apotropaic magic
- Birth tusk
- Bullroarer
- Carranca
- Concealed shoes
- Cordyline fruticosa
- Crucifix
- Dreamcatcher
- Dried cat
- Drishti bommai
- Evil eye
- Fūrin
- Gargoyle
- Garlic
- God's eye
- Grotesque (architecture)
- Grotesques
- Hamsa
- Holy water
- Horse skulls
- Horseshoe
- Hōko (doll)
- Incantation bowl
- Jack-o'-lantern
- Komainu
- Mandaic lead rolls
- Mărțișor
- Nutcracker doll
- Salt
- Sator Square
- Sheela na gig
- Sheela na gigs
- Skandola
- Star of David
- Talisman
- Talismans
- Torma
- Wind chime
- Witch ball
- Witch bottle
- Wolfsangel
Practical Kabbalah
- Amulet
- Baal Shem
- Cube of Space
- Dream question
- Golem
- Hayyim Samuel Jacob Falk
- Jewish magical papyri
- Practical Kabbalah
- Pulsa diNura
- Sigil
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet
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