The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to Recreation The Roots of a Ritual /

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 conte...

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Main Author: Houlbrook, Ceri (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Subjects:
Great Britain-History.
Social history.
Europe-History-1492-.
Civilization-History.
Religion-History.
ISBN:9783319755175
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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