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A mantra , charm , or magic spell is a set of words, spoken or unspoken, considered by the user to invoke magical effects.. A mantra can occur during a ritual, either a hymn or a prayer, and can ask or praise a god. In magic, occult, shamanism, and magic are used in order to spell spells on an object or person. The term is derived from the Latin "incantare" (tr.), Which means "to sing (magical spell) to," from in - "to, and" cantare " sing".

In medieval literature, folklore, fairy tales and modern fantasy fictions, charm (from the ancient French "charm") is a mantra or mantra. The term is lent to English since about 1300 AD The original English term corresponding is "galdr" "song, mantra". This has caused the terms "enchanter" and "enchantress", for those who use charm.

The feeling of a "happy" weakness (compare the development of "charm") is modern, first proven in 1593 (OED).

The incorporation of written records of historical magic spells was largely obliterated in many cultures by the success of the major monotheistic religions, Hinduism of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, which labeled some magical activity as immoral or related to evil.

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In folklore and fiction

In traditional fairy tales or fantasy fantasy, charm is a magical mantra inherent, relatively permanent, to a particular person, object or location, and alters its quality, generally in a positive way. A well-known example is the spell Cinderella used to turn the pumpkin into a coach. Charm with negative characteristics is usually referred to as a curse.

Instead, spells are also used to describe spells that do not cause real effects but deceive people, either by directly influencing their thoughts or using some sort of illusion. Enchantresses are often described as capable of seducing with such magic. Other forms include deceiving people into believing that they have undergone a magical transformation.

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Effects

Enchanted is under the influence of charm, usually thought to be caused by charm or charm.

The Latin incantare , meaning 'uttering a mantra', or magic spell, forms the basis of the word "enchant", with deep linguistic roots going back to Proto-Indo-Europe <-> i> prefix. So it can be said that an enchanter or enchantress cast a magic spell, or utter a spell, similar to the so-called Mantra in Sanskrit.

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Some collection of amulets

• The Old English Metrical Charms
• Carmina Gadelica, a collection of oral Gaelic poems, mostly enthralling
• Atharva Veda, a collection of charms, and Rgveda, a collection of hymns or spells
• The text of the hittite ritual
• The Greek Magical Papyri
• Mandaean style spell
• The Merseburg Incantations
• Cyprianus
• Pow-Wows; or, Long Lost Friend
• You can listen to Babylonian spells read by a modern scholar. (Maybe to see translations and transcripts while listening).
• Mesopotamian mantras are arranged against anything from magic (MaqlÃÆ'Â ») to punish the pest (Zu-buru-dabbeda).

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Modern usage and interpretation

Magic performance almost always involves the use of language. Whether speaking in a loud or unspoken voice, words are often used to access or guide magical powers. In the Power of the Words (1968), S. J. Tambiah argues that the connection between language and magic is due to a belief in the inherent ability of words to affect the universe. Bronis? Aw Malinowski, in their Coral Gardens and Magic (1935), shows that this belief is an extension of the use of human basic language to describe its surroundings, in which "the knowledge of the right words, the phrases appropriate and more advanced forms of speech, giving man power over his limited field of personal action. "Therefore, magical speech is a ritual act and is equally or even more important for a magic show than a nonverbal act.

Not all utterances are considered magical. Only certain words and phrases or words are spoken in certain contexts that are supposed to have supernatural powers. Magical language, by the category of C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards (1923) speech, is different from the scientific language because it is emotive and turns words into symbols for emotion; whereas in words the scientific language is bound to a particular meaning and refers to objective external reality. Magical language is therefore very adept at building metaphors that form symbols and connect magical rituals to the world.

Malinowski argues that "the magic language is sacred, organized and used for a totally different purpose from ordinary life." Both forms of language are distinguished by choice of words, grammar, style, or by the use of certain phrases or forms: prayer, mantra, song, blessing, or chanting, for example. The mode of sacred language often uses ancient words and forms in an attempt to invoke the sanctity or "truth" of the religion or the "golden age" of culture. The use of Hebrew in Judaism is an example.

Another potential source of word power is their secrecy and exclusivity. Many of the sacred languages ​​are distinguished from the common language that the majority of the population can not understand and can only be used and interpreted by special practitioners (magicians, priests, shamans, even mullahs). In this case, Tambiah argues that a magical language violates the main function of language: communication. Yet the magicians can still use and appreciate the magical function of words by believing in the inherent strength of the words themselves and in the sense that they should be for those who understand them. This led Tambiah to conclude that "the extraordinary separation between the sacred and obscene language that exists as a general fact is not necessarily related to the need to embody the sacred words in an exclusive language."

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See also

• Carmen (verse), the term for the Ancient Roman spell
• Kotodama
• Lorica (spell)
• The magic word
• Charms
• Prayer
• Shamanism
• Spell (paranormal)
• Yajna

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References

References

• John Clute and John Grant, Fantasy Encyclopedia

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