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13 juin 2018
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Medieval history History, Medieval Middle Ages--History Medieval period World history, Medieval Dark Ages Art médiéval Médiéval, Monde Époque médiévale Monde médiéval Moyen âge (subdivision chronologique) 500-1500 (subdivision) +* 0500......- 1500......+:500-1500: (Moyen âge) pouvoir (concept de)Citer ce document
Edina Bozoky, « Les formules apotropaïques : Le pouvoir de la parole, le pouvoir des lettres », HAL-SHS : histoire, ID : 10670/1.k0e2kw
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This paper offers a presentation of apotropaic formulas according to their different uses: oral or written, which sheds light on the importance given to the actual meaning of the formulas. Several criteria are taken into account: whether the formula is meant to be uttered or not (and by whom); whether written formulas are meant to be kept about one's person for a long time (as is the case for composite amulets and prophylactic jewelry) or to be destroyed through consumption during the ritual; whether the formulas are intelligible or entirely cryptic. lt also examines the blurring of the boundary between devotional and profane objects.