Magic circle — Mythoi

Motif

Magic circle.

Magic. · Magic objects. · Kinds of magic objects. · Miscellaneous magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as D1272

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter IIIIII. Sympathetic Magic
ChineseMyths & Legends of China, Chapter XIV
Depth CommentaryPsychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido, Part II — CHAPTER VIII
Literary CrystallizationFaust: A Tragedy, Second Part, Act 1

Scholars’ trail — 9references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Jewish*Neuman
ChineseEberhard FFC CXX 237.
general *Types 810, 815
general *Chauvin VII 104 No. 378
general *Penzer II 98f., III 201, VI 167 n. 3
general Saintyves RTP XXV 113
general MacCartney Classical Weekly XXII 175 f.
general *Loomis White Magic 100
general Harou RTP XXV 294. Icelandic: Boberg

Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous magic objects.

1 finer motif beneath it

Magic line

Filed beside it

Magic chain (iron)Magic metal Magic staff. (Cf. D1277.)Magic tube Magic ball Magic fishhook Magic bridge Magic cigar Magic grinding-stone Magic mill Magic sphere Magic book Magic card Magic statue (doll)Magic fire Magic formula (charm)

Travels with

Magic circle protects from devil. (Cf. D1272.)Magic circle protects from ghosts. (Cf. D1272.)Turning right-handwise insures safe journey. (Cf. D1272.)Magic circle averts sorcery. (Cf. D1272.)Magic circle of saliva kills dragon. (Cf. D1001, D1272.)Magic circle prevents escape. (Cf. D1272.)Magic circle keeps herd within it. (Cf. D1272.)Magic circle prevents disease. (Cf. D1272.)Magic power by circumambulation. (Cf. G224.8, D1272.)Wild hunt avoided by staying within circle. (Cf. D1272.)

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