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PublisherBerghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-101805396633
ISBN-139781805396635
eBay Product ID (ePID)19068795836
Product Key Features
Number of Pages210 Pages
Publication NameDaisy Wheel, Hexfoil, Hexafoil, Rosette : Protective Marks in Gravestone Art
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
SubjectArchaeology, Paganism & Neo-Paganism, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, Psychology
AuthorRobyn S. Lacy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2024-015785
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"As an analysis of the distribution and extent of the symbol in northern America this book is a must read for graveyard historians... this is an interesting book which is an attempt to narrate the use of [the W] symbol in funerary contexts over the last couple of millennia." * Current Archaeology
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal736.5
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Protective Marks and Objects Chapter 2. Hexfoils in a Mortuary Context Chapter 3. The Reformation and Medieval Magics Chapter 4. Survey of Protective Marks on Gravestones Chapter 5. Results of the Survey Chapter 6. Modern Interpretations of the Hexfoil and Other Protective Marks Conclusion: Protective Marks on Gravestones: Past and Present References Index
SynopsisThe use of protective symbols, also known as apotropaic marks, are often part of folk magic traditions, appearing in homes, churches, on personal items, and even graves, across Europe, Australia, and North America. The most common and well-known of these marks is the hexfoil, otherwise known as the daisy wheel, witch hex, or rosette. Hexfoils have a history of use for personal protection and were carved both intentionally or graffitied into church pews and walls, bed frames, doors, and gravestones. This research sheds light on the use of this historic symbol to protect the bodies and souls of the deceased, across several thousand years and multiple countries., Hexfoils have a history of use for personal protection and were carved both intentionally or graffitied into church pews and walls, bed frames, doors, and gravestones. This research sheds light on the use of this historic symbol to protect the bodies and souls of the deceased, across several thousand years and multiple countries., The use of protective symbols, also known as apotropaic marks, is often part of folk magic traditions. The symbols appear in homes and churches and on personal items, and even graves, across Europe, Australia, and North America. The most common and well-known of these marks is the hexfoil, otherwise known as the daisy wheel, witch hex, or rosette. Hexfoils have a history of use for personal protection and were both intentionally carved and graffitied into church pews and walls, bed frames, doors, and gravestones. This research sheds light on the use of this historic symbol to protect the bodies and souls of the deceased, across several thousand years and multiple countries.
LC Classification NumberBF1623.P75 L39 2024
