Italy The Magic

Author : Mary-Grace Fahrun
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1633410552
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Italian Folk Magic written by Mary-Grace Fahrun and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating journey through the magical, folkloric, and healing traditions of Italy the reader learns uniquely Italian methods of magical protection and divination and spells for love, sex, control, and revenge. "Mary-Grace Fahrun's Italian Folk Magic is an intimate journey into the heart of Italian folk magical practices as they are lived every day. Having grown up in an extended Italian family in North America and Italy, the author presents us with the stories, characters, saints, charms, and prayers that form the core of folk religion, setting them in context in an authentic, down-to-earth, and humorous voice. A delight to read!"—Sabina Magliocco, Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia Italian Folk Magiccontains: magical and religious rituals prayers divination techniques crafting blessing rituals witchcraft The author also explores the evil eye, known as malocchio in Italian, explaining what it is, where it comes from, and, crucially, how to get rid of it. This book can help Italians regain their magical heritage, but Italian folk magic is a beautiful, powerful, and effective magical tradition that is accessible to anyone who wants to learn it.

Author : Karyn Crisis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578773346
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Italian Magic: Secret Lives of Women written by Karyn Crisis and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for the meaning behind your Italian grandma's rituals?Curious about their source and wondering if there's more to the story?Seeking magic beyond what the Romans wrote about in fragments?Wondering why no one can seem to find the mythical witch cults?This book will answer all these questions and reveal a groundbreaking view into the hidden world of rural Italy: the ONLY pervasive holistic system of daily sacred magic indigenous to Italy and her islands, whose traditions existed in all rural communities regardless of cultural influences. In these communities: - magic was the daily medicine- women were the sole operators of magic- people lived an entire way of life in accordance with the cycles of nature and the energetic laws of the universe.- the spirit world was as real as the earthly word- psychic language was spoken in parallels- shamanic inheritances received from spirits were handed down for generations between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons.This lifestyle, whose threads of connection go back to the domestic goddess temples of ancient Europe, began to die out in what Italians call the deculturalization of the 1950s. Here, midwives and healers took care of their families and communities. There were no hospitals nor medicine. Romans wrote about these traditions existing before them, and they live on in fragments among all Italian families. This is the source of masculine conceptual magic that became popular in the middle period. Astral travel, cord-cutting, psychic illness and physical symptoms, fertility trees, euthanasia, spell-breaking, birth and death rituals,amulets and more can be found in these many pages, keeping in mind that this collection is only a small glimpse into a much more detailed way of life.

Author : Ernesto De Martino
Publisher : Hau
ISBN 13 : 9780990505099
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magic written by Ernesto De Martino and published by Hau. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though his work was little known outside Italian intellectual circles for most of the twentieth century, anthropologist and historian of religions Ernesto de Martino is now recognized as one of the most original thinkers in the field. This book is testament to de Martino's innovation and engagement with Hegelian historicism and phenomenology--a work of ethnographic theory way ahead of its time. This new translation of Sud e Magia, his 1959 study of ceremonial magic and witchcraft in southern Italy, shows how De Martino is not interested in the question of whether magic is rational or irrational but rather in why it came to be perceived as a problem of knowledge in the first place. Setting his exploration within his wider, pathbreaking theorization of ritual, as well as in the context of his politically sensitive analysis of the global south's historical encounters with Western science, he presents the development of magic and ritual in Enlightenment Naples as a paradigmatic example of the complex dynamics between dominant and subaltern cultures. Far ahead of its time, Magic is still relevant as anthropologists continue to wrestle with modernity's relationship with magical thinking.

Author : Thomas Hauschild
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1845454820
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Magic in Italy written by Thomas Hauschild and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published in Association with the European Association of Social Anthropologists."

Author : Raven Grimassi
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781567182538
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ways of the Strega written by Raven Grimassi and published by Llewellyn Worldwide Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover, for the first time in one complete work, the rich legacy of magick and ritual handed down by Italian witches through the generations. Ways of the Strega reclaims the beliefs and practices of southern European Pagan spirituality. Learn the secrets of Janarra (lunar) witches, Tanarra (star) witches, and Fanarra (ley lines) witches. This book also details the how-to's of modern Strega traditions.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375894551
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carnival at Candlelight written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie head back in time to Venice, Italy in the 1700s. With the help of a research book, a book of magic rhymes, and a set of mysterious instructions from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House #33, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #5: Carnival at Candlelight. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!

Author : Lilian Whiting
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Italy written by Lilian Whiting and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lilian Whiting
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 201 pages
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Download or read book Italy the Magic Land written by Lilian Whiting and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-20 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embark on a enchanting journey through the cultural and artistic wonders of Italy with Lilian Whiting in 'Italy the Magic Land.' This travelogue, penned in the early 20th century, is a literary exploration of Italy's timeless beauty, rich history, and the allure that has captivated travelers for centuries. Whiting's narrative takes readers through the iconic landscapes of Italy, from the romantic canals of Venice to the ancient ruins of Rome and the picturesque countryside. Through her eloquent prose, she unveils the magic woven into the very fabric of Italy – its art, architecture, and the warmth of its people. 'Italy the Magic Land' is more than a travel narrative; it's a celebration of the extraordinary and the ordinary, an invitation to savor the essence of Italy. Join Whiting on this literary expedition where each page reveals a new layer of the country's enchantment, making it an essential read for those who dream of exploring the magic that is Italy."

Author : Miss L. Whiting
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Italy, the magic land written by Miss L. Whiting and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bernard Malamud
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 146680551X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magic Barrel written by Bernard Malamud and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2003-07-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction Introduction by Jhumpa Lahiri Bernard Malamud's first book of short stories, The Magic Barrel, has been recognized as a classic from the time it was published in 1959. The stories are set in New York and in Italy (where Malamud's alter ego, the struggleing New York Jewish Painter Arthur Fidelman, roams amid the ruins of old Europe in search of his artistic patrimony); they tell of egg candlers and shoemakers, matchmakers, and rabbis, in a voice that blends vigorous urban realism, Yiddish idiom, and a dash of artistic magic. The Magic Barrel is a book about New York and about the immigrant experience, and it is high point in the modern American short story. Few books of any kind have managed to depict struggle and frustration and heartbreak with such delight, or such artistry.