The materiality of magic: the ritual lives of people and things

Gilchrist, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-2558 (2020) The materiality of magic: the ritual lives of people and things. In: Gilchrist, R. Sacred Heritage: Monastic Archaeology, Identities, Beliefs. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 110-144. ISBN 9781108678087 doi: 10.1017/9781108678087.005

Abstract/Summary

This chapter explores the relationship between medieval magic and religion. It considers the use of objects and material culture in ritual performances that may have been intended to heal, protect and transform the living and the dead. It examines three specific ritual technologies, with particular focus on medieval Scotland: the use of amulets; the deliberate burial or deposition of objects in sacred space; and the placing of objects with the medieval dead.

Additional Information	This is Chapter 4. The full book in which it is published, 'Sacred heritage: monastic archaeology, identities, beliefs', is referenced on CentAUR here http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/88141/ and can be downloaded here http://doi.org/10.1017/9781108678087
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Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Social Archaeology Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
Additional Information	This is Chapter 4. The full book in which it is published, 'Sacred heritage: monastic archaeology, identities, beliefs', is referenced on CentAUR here http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/88141/ and can be downloaded here http://doi.org/10.1017/9781108678087
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