Amulet
An amulet is an object whose most important characteristic is the power ascribed to it to protect its owner from danger or harm. Amulets are different from talismans as a talisman is believed to bring luck or some other benefit, though it can offer protection as well. Amulets are often confused with pendants—charms that hang from necklaces—any given pendant may indeed be an amulet, but so may any other charm which purports to protect its owner from danger.
Potential amulets include gems, especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, plants, and animals; even words in the form of a magical spell or incantation to repel evil or bad luck.
The word "amulet" comes from the Latin amulētum; the earliest extant use of the term is in Pliny's Natural History, meaning "an object that protects a person from trouble".
In cultures
Ancient Rome
Amulets were particularly prevalent in ancient Roman society, being the inheritor of the ancient Greek tradition, and inextricably linked to Roman religion and magic (see Magic in the Greco-Roman World). Amulets are usually outside of the normal sphere of religious experience though associations between certain gemstones and gods has been suggested, for example, Jupiter is represented on milky chalcedony, Sol on heliotrope, Mars on red jasper, Ceres on green jasper and Bacchus on amethyst. Amulets are worn to imbue the wearer with the associated powers of the gods rather than for any reasons of piety. The intrinsic power of the amulet is also evident from others bearing inscriptions, such as vterfexix (utere fexix) or "good luck to the user." Amulet boxes could also be used, such as the example from part of the Thetford treasure, Norfolk, UK, where a gold box intended for suspension around the neck was found to contain sulphur for its apotropaic qualities.
Amulet (song)
"Amulet" is an electronic–world music song performed by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas and Moroccan-French band Sawt el Atlas. The song was written by Natacha Atlas, Count Dubulah, Hamid ManTu and Alex Kasiek and produced by Transglobal Underground for Atlas' second album Halim (1997).
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Amulet".
CD single
(NAT86CD)
Vinyl single
(NAT86T)
Personnel
The following people contributed to "Amulet":
Amulet (disambiguation)
An Amulet is an object intended to bring good luck. It may also refer to:
- Amulet (Amulet album), their first album
Fuckparade
The Fuckparade is an annual summer techno demonstration in Berlin. The event began in 1997 as a demonstration against the increasing commercialisation of culture and public life and the misuse of the right of assembly by purely commercial ventures, in particular the Love Parade. The event has had problems with the authorities since 2001, but in 2007 the Federal Administrative Court of Germany decided that it met the definition of a demonstration.
See also
References
External links
Parade (2009 film)
Parade is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Isao Yukisada.
Cast
External links
Parade (GO!GO!7188 album)
Parade (パレード, Parēdo) is a 2006 album by Japanese rock band GO!GO!7188.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Akiko Noma, all music composed by Yumi Nakashima, arranged by GO!GO!7188, except where otherwise noted.
Podcasts:
My Parade
by: Tasty Snax(c. Tasty Snax)
Well don't you rain on my parade
I've had enough of you charade
and don't you pee on my fire
what might be yours ain't my desire
I did something good but you try to ruin
why can't you just be happy for me
and when I fail you're the first to know
why can't you just let it be whoa wo
woa wo whoa let it be whoa wo whoa wo whoa let it be
I say I'm right you say I'm wrong
but who are you to ruin my song
it's red to me it's blak to you
and when I say I win you say I lose
I did something good but you try to ruin
why can't you just be happy for me
and when I fail you're the first to know