Hidden Charms 3 - The magical protection of buildings
Hidden Charms 3 took place on Saturday 2nd October 2021 at St Mary's Creative Space in Chester.
The Hidden Charms 3 book is now available HERE.
The Proceedings of the Hidden Charms 3 conference are available free of charge via Academia.edu here.
Speakers were as follows:
Brian Hoggard - Horse skulls and their use in magic.
Debora Moretti - Rethinking the perception of magic and rituals in archaeological contexts: A threefold dialogue between field archaeologists, academics and the public.
Jeremy Harte - Arrow sharpening marks.
Jeannine Woods - Hiding in plain sight: Pagan protection rituals in popular Christian celebrations of Bríd/Brigid in Ireland.
Linda Wilson - Circles and a Square: magical protection at the Maison Forte de Reignac, a fortified dwelling in the Dordogne region of France.
Chris Wood - 'X Marks the Post' - the use of the X as an apotropaic symbol.
Jason Semmens - Witchcraft and Counter-magic in the early twentieth-century Cornwall.
Marc Robben - Apotropaic traces on building components - beyond function and decoration.
James Wright - Tower of Strength: Buildings archaeology, ritual protection graffiti and the use of apotropaic motifs in elite architecture.
Poster presentations for this event:
Chris Wood - 'X Marks the Post' - the use of the X as an apotropaic symbol.
Andy Bentham - ' Where there's muck there's magic - Apotropaic and other graffiti in Peak District farm buildings'.
Linda Wilson - 'NOTRE-DAME DE TEMNIAC: Hidden treasures on a 19th century altar back'.
Anthea Hawdon - 'Merels: Game, Graffiti, Symbol'.
The Hidden Charms 3 book is now available HERE.
The Proceedings of the Hidden Charms 3 conference are available free of charge via Academia.edu here.
Speakers were as follows:
Brian Hoggard - Horse skulls and their use in magic.
Debora Moretti - Rethinking the perception of magic and rituals in archaeological contexts: A threefold dialogue between field archaeologists, academics and the public.
Jeremy Harte - Arrow sharpening marks.
Jeannine Woods - Hiding in plain sight: Pagan protection rituals in popular Christian celebrations of Bríd/Brigid in Ireland.
Linda Wilson - Circles and a Square: magical protection at the Maison Forte de Reignac, a fortified dwelling in the Dordogne region of France.
Chris Wood - 'X Marks the Post' - the use of the X as an apotropaic symbol.
Jason Semmens - Witchcraft and Counter-magic in the early twentieth-century Cornwall.
Marc Robben - Apotropaic traces on building components - beyond function and decoration.
James Wright - Tower of Strength: Buildings archaeology, ritual protection graffiti and the use of apotropaic motifs in elite architecture.
Poster presentations for this event:
Chris Wood - 'X Marks the Post' - the use of the X as an apotropaic symbol.
Andy Bentham - ' Where there's muck there's magic - Apotropaic and other graffiti in Peak District farm buildings'.
Linda Wilson - 'NOTRE-DAME DE TEMNIAC: Hidden treasures on a 19th century altar back'.
Anthea Hawdon - 'Merels: Game, Graffiti, Symbol'.
