Bells and Magic
Bells and Magic

Author(s): Juraj Gembický
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Culture and social structure
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: magic; bells; culture; supernatural; rituals;
Summary/Abstract: Bells are used in different world cultures as musical and cult-instruments for calling people and supernatural beings together, they serve in performing of religious or profane rituals and ceremonies and in many other similar functions or purposes. The traditions of using bells are very ancient features of human cultures. They have been used for religious purposes already in Assyria, Babylonia and Egypt. In ancient time they had also decorative and apotropaic functions as we can see from amulets, excavations of horse- and cattle-bells, etc.

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