Sufix ice mafic refers to a type of rock that is a variation of mafic rock. Mafic rocks are characterized by their high content of magnesium and iron minerals. They are typically dense and dark in color. The addition of the suffix "ice" to mafic creates a specific classification within this category. The term "ice" in sufix ice mafic does not refer to frozen water, but rather to isotropic, crystallographic, and equilibrium. This means that the rock has a uniform texture, with minerals that are distributed evenly and do not show any preferred orientation.
To examine how amulets fitted into a belief system in this period, this research focuses on seventeenth-century Prague. This central European city presents the ideal environment for such a study. Firstly, over the course of a century, the population transformed from primarily Protestant to overwhelmingly Catholic owing to recatholicization led by Habsburg rulers from 1620. 7 It thus allows for confessional nuances to be taken into account. Secondly, from 1577 to 1612, Prague was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire under the Habsburg Rudolf II (1552–1612). In Prague, Rudolf cultivated a court environment famed for hosting natural philosophers, alchemists and ‘magicians’, including John Dee, Edward Kelley, Michael Maier, and, briefly, Giordano Bruno. 8 Prague became a city imbued with a fascination for transforming materials and gaining access to natural powers.
Research has shown that from the perspective of the early modern laity stark divisions between religion and magic or superstition were largely absent from daily life. 15 In 1700, amongst numerous Catholic devotional items including religious pictures, books, crucifixes, a reliquary and an altar, Veronika Dirixová owned a snake tongue in silver setting and a wolf s tooth in a similar setting amongst her jewellery.
This means that the rock has a uniform texture, with minerals that are distributed evenly and do not show any preferred orientation. It also implies that the rock has undergone processes that have allowed it to equilibrate and achieve a balanced mineral composition. Sufix ice mafic rocks are commonly found in volcanic or extrusive igneous settings.
Amulets and the Material Interface of Beliefs in Seventeenth-Century Prague Burgher Homes
This chapter shows how amulets were part of a broad arsenal of religious objects that helped early modern men and women negotiate the divine in daily life. The emphasis here is on understanding amulets specifically as ‘religious’ objects, and as artefacts that acted as a material interface between religion, medicine and ‘folk’ belief. Research has shown that from the perspective of the early modern laity stark divisions between religion and magic or superstition were largely absent from daily life. 1 Spells have been found bound into French religious prayer books, for example, and ‘popular’ healing rituals in southern Italy incorporated prayers and invocations. 2 This chapter builds on these earlier studies to explore how small amulets kept at home and used in everyday contexts reveal that these were not just discrete beliefs held simultaneously, but deeply interconnected ones. This material perspective can help recalibrate our understanding of the spiritual world of early modern men and women, and cast light onto a lived belief system that often slips from the textual record.
Amulets were exceptionally popular items owned by men and women of all social strata in early modern Europe. However, so far they have only been treated as marginal to history. They form side notes to studies of magic, superstition or enchantment. 3 They are referred to in specialist works on so-called ‘magical jewels’ that focus on the use of precious stones in healing and folklore. 4 In largest number, they are featured in museum catalogues or studies of jewellery. 5 The most comprehensive volume dedicated to amulets, Amulett und Talisman: Erscheinungsform und Geschichte [Amulet and Talisman: Manifestation and History], was published in 1966 by the German folklorists Liselotte Hansmann and Lenz Kriss-Rettenbeck. 6 This work catalogued hundreds of objects and images relating to amulets and talismans from antiquity to the nineteenth century, focusing on examples from the early modern period. In doing so, it revealed how the early modern period was an exceptional age for amulets. Categorizing these artefacts into those made from stones, organic matter and animal parts and those fashioned into specific symbols or signs, the work set them firmly within the context of alchemy and magic. Overall, the existing literature has treated amulets as belonging to the realm of the superstitious, folkloric or magical. Their importance to understanding lived religion has, however, been neglected.
To examine how amulets fitted into a belief system in this period, this research focuses on seventeenth-century Prague. This central European city presents the ideal environment for such a study. Firstly, over the course of a century, the population transformed from primarily Protestant to overwhelmingly Catholic owing to recatholicization led by Habsburg rulers from 1620. 7 It thus allows for confessional nuances to be taken into account. Secondly, from 1577 to 1612, Prague was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire under the Habsburg Rudolf II (1552–1612). In Prague, Rudolf cultivated a court environment famed for hosting natural philosophers, alchemists and ‘magicians’, including John Dee, Edward Kelley, Michael Maier, and, briefly, Giordano Bruno. 8 Prague became a city imbued with a fascination for transforming materials and gaining access to natural powers.
To investigate the use of amulets in daily life in early modern Prague, this research examines evidence from inventories across the century, alongside extant objects, and treatises on natural philosophy. 9 The first part of the chapter shows how amulets were used and perceived in relation to standard devotional objects, such as prayer beads, crucifixes and Agnus Dei, in the context of the Prague inventories. It reveals how Protestants and Catholics participated in shared practices involving amulets to negotiate divine power in their daily lives. The second part of this chapter focuses on natural philosophy and the materiality of amulets made from stone or animal matter to establish how amulets fitted into a ‘unified system’ or cosmology in which God had ultimate power over the workings of the world. It argues that the widespread use of amulets by Prague burghers shows that men and women of all social strata engaged in an early modern worldview in which the natural world was infused with divine power.
They can also occur as dikes or sills in intrusive igneous rocks. Basalt is a well-known example of sufix ice mafic rock. It is formed from the rapid cooling of lava at the Earth's surface, resulting in a fine-grained rock with a dark color. These types of rocks have a number of distinguishing features. They typically have a high density and low silica content. Their mineral composition is dominated by minerals such as pyroxene, olivine, and plagioclase feldspar. Sufix ice mafic rocks also have relatively low viscosity, which allows them to flow more easily compared to other types of rocks. The formation of sufix ice mafic rocks is closely linked to the processes occurring within the Earth's mantle. The mantle is the layer beneath the Earth's crust, and it is where sufix ice mafic rocks originate. Magma generated in the mantle rises towards the surface through cracks and fissures in the crust. As it reaches the surface, it cools and solidifies, forming sufix ice mafic rocks. These rocks play a significant role in the geology and geodynamics of the Earth. They are an important component of the oceanic crust and are commonly found in mid-ocean ridges and hotspots. Sufix ice mafic rocks also have economic significance, as they can host valuable mineral deposits such as nickel, copper, and platinum. In conclusion, sufix ice mafic rocks are a specific type of mafic rock that has isotropic, crystallographic, and equilibrium properties. They are commonly found in volcanic settings and have a high density and low silica content. Understanding sufix ice mafic rocks is important for studying the Earth's mantle and its geological processes..
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