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.

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Amulet (band)

Amulet was a hardcore punk band based in Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993 by Torgny Amdam. During the 14 years they were active, they released four albums, three EPs and four 7" records. Blessed and Cursed is a compilation album of their best songs.

Albums

  • Amulet (1994)
  • "Amulet"
  • Engrave (1996)
  • The Burning Sphere (1999)
  • Freedom Fighters (2001)
  • Danger! Danger! (2003)
  • All That Is Solid Melts Into Air (2005)
  • Blessed and Cursed (2007)

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  • Official homepage
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    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)

  • "Amulet" (Edit) - 3:59
  • "Amulet" (16B Productions) - 8:31
  • "Amulet" (Aywah remix) - 5:32
  • "Andeel" (Atlas) - 5:55

    • Vinyl single
    (NAT86T)

  • "Amulet" (Edit) - 3:59
  • "Amulet" (16B Productions) - 8:31
  • "Amulet" (Aywah remix) - 5:32
  • "Andeel" - 5:55

    • Personnel

    The following people contributed to "Amulet":

  • Natacha Atlas - lead vocals
  • Sawt el Atlas - vocals
  • Ahmed Mansour, Wa'el Abubakr - violin
  • Simon Walker - violin, viola
  • Keith Clouston - oud
  • Lazarus Whelan - keyboards, clarinet, ney, saxophone
  • Alex Kasiek - backing vocals, keyboards, programming, lute, strings arrangements
  • Tim Garsaayid - goblet drum, riq, drums, ney, mizmar
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    All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

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    Danger Danger

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    Freedom Fighters

    Released 2001

    The Burning Sphere

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    Engrave

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