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The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic is an archaeological study of the material evidence for ritual and magical practices in Europe, containing a particular emphasis on London and South East England. It was written by the English archaeologist Ralph Merrifield, the former deputy director of the Museum of London, and first published by B.T. Batsford in 1987.
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| dbo:abstract | The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic is an archaeological study of the material evidence for ritual and magical practices in Europe, containing a particular emphasis on London and South East England. It was written by the English archaeologist Ralph Merrifield, the former deputy director of the Museum of London, and first published by B.T. Batsford in 1987. Merrifield opens The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic by discussing how archaeologists have understood magic and ritual practices in past societies, opining that on the whole it had been a neglected area of study. Looking at the archaeological evidence for ritual activity in the pre-Roman Iron Age and the Roman Iron Age of Britain, he discusses animal and human sacrifice, as well as the offering of votive deposits in rivers and other bodies of water. He moves on to explore the rituals surrounding death and burial, suggesting areas where this ritual activity is visible in the burial record of multiple societies. Merrifield goes on to discuss the archaeological evidence for ritual practices in Christian Europe, highlighting areas of ritual continuance from earlier pagan periods, in particular the deposition of metal goods in water. Looking at the evidence for foundation deposits in European buildings that likely had magico-religious purposes, he then looks at several examples of written charms and spells which have survived in the archaeological record. Upon publication, The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic received predominantly positive reviews in academic peer-reviewed journals such as Folklore and The Antiquaries Journal. In ensuing years, the book has been widely cited by scholars as an influential and pioneering text in the study of the archaeology of ritual and magic. (en) The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic (in lingua italiana: archeologia della magia) è un'opera letteraria di pubblicata nel 1987. Si tratta di un filone dell'archeologia tradizionale che si occupa dello studio delle pratiche magiche nelle culture umane del passato, con particolare attenzione alle loro relazioni con l'ambiente circostante, mediante la raccolta, la documentazione e l'analisi delle tracce materiali che sono state tramandate fino a noi (architetture e modifiche dell'ambiente naturale, manufatti, resti biologici). L'archeologia della magia mira alla ricostruzione dei rituali connessi alle pratiche magiche nelle civillà antiche, soprattutto di era precedente alla diffusione del cristianesimo, all'influsso che questi rituali avevano sulla cultura dell'epoca, e come le tracce materiali di tali pratiche possono essere state tramandate fino a noi essendo assorbite dalle culture successive (fino ai giorni nostri). (it) |
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| dbp:quote | "Ritual and magic were formerly part of everyday life, but by association with fantasy fiction and occultism they have now acquired an aura of sensationalism that has discouraged investigation. In spite of the great interest of this aspect of human behaviour, no synthesis has hitherto been made of the considerable information that is available from archaeological and historical sources, except within a few very restricted fields. A broad survey of the ritual customs of Europe is attempted here." (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic is an archaeological study of the material evidence for ritual and magical practices in Europe, containing a particular emphasis on London and South East England. It was written by the English archaeologist Ralph Merrifield, the former deputy director of the Museum of London, and first published by B.T. Batsford in 1987. (en) The Archaeology of Ritual and Magic (in lingua italiana: archeologia della magia) è un'opera letteraria di pubblicata nel 1987. Si tratta di un filone dell'archeologia tradizionale che si occupa dello studio delle pratiche magiche nelle culture umane del passato, con particolare attenzione alle loro relazioni con l'ambiente circostante, mediante la raccolta, la documentazione e l'analisi delle tracce materiali che sono state tramandate fino a noi (architetture e modifiche dell'ambiente naturale, manufatti, resti biologici). (it) |
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