Hidden Charms Conference, Norwich Castle, Sat 2nd April 2016.

Just wanted to let you know about a forthcoming conference on Hidden Charms which will be taking place on Saturday 2nd April 2016 at the Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle.  The main theme is magical house protection (apotropaic objects) and the speakers include:

 

Linda Wilson: BY MIDNIGHT, BY MOONLIGHT - Ritual Protection marks in caves beneath the Mendip Hills, Somerset

 

Ceri Houlbrook: From Concealers to Finders: Putting the (concealed) shoe on the other foot.

 

Annie Thwaite: ‘The Urinary Experiment’ - A re-appraisal of ‘witch-bottles’ and their function in early modern England.

 

Sonja Hukantaival: Same Mental Idea, Different Manifestation? Hidden Charms in Finland and the UK.

 

James Wright: Cultural anxieties and ritual protection in high status early modern houses.

 

Jason Semmens: Cunning-folk and the Protection of Property: The View from the Westcountry.

 

John Billingsley: The head that works for you: apotropaic vs show

 

Jeremy Harte: Luck and Dread

 

Brian Hoggard: Evidence of unseen forces – apotropaic objects on the threshold of materiality.

 

Full details are available at www.apotropaios.co.uk/conference.html

 

Tickets are £30 adv, or £35 on the door.