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

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Title/Author:	The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to Recreation/ by Ceri Houlbrook.
Reminder of title:	The Roots of a Ritual /
Author:	Houlbrook, Ceri.
Description:	X, 307 p. 25 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Great Britain—History. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75517-5
ISBN:	9783319755175

The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to Recreation = The Roots of a Ritual /
Houlbrook, Ceri.

The Magic of Coin-Trees from Religion to RecreationThe Roots of a Ritual /[electronic resource] :by Ceri Houlbrook. - 1st ed. 2018. - X, 307 p. 25 illus. in color.online resource. - Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. - Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic.

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.

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 contemporary custom which can be traced back in the literature to the 1700s, when it was practiced for folk-medical and dedicatory purposes. Today, the custom is widespread, with over 200 coin-trees distributed across the British Isles, but is more akin to the casual deposition of coins in a wishing-well: coins are deposited in the tree in exchange for wishes, good luck, or future fortune. Ceri Houlbrook contributes to the debate on the historic relationships between religion, ritual, and popular magic in British contexts from 1700 to the present. .

ISBN: 9783319755175

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-75517-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1254150
Great Britain—History.

LC Class. No.: DA1-995

Dewey Class. No.: 941

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