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Un fascinum descoperit în Colonia Aurelia Apulensis. Oculus malignus rolul apotropaic al amuletelor falice

  • Subiect: The use of phallic amulets, to be carried on the person as preservatives against the Evil Eye and other noxious influences, was very common in Antiquity. The ancient Roman was ever fearful of the Evil Eye (oculus malignus) and the injury that it might work on his person or property. Protection against evils was sought through magical use of amulets (amuletum). Pendants in the form of a single phallus were found in most of the provinces of the Roman Empire. A similar type of amulet called fascinum, was discovered in 2007 inside a Roman private building in Colonia Aurelia Apulensis (Partoş, Alba Iulia) as the result of a rescue excavation. This phallic amulet was made of bronze and it’s dated in the third century AD. The fascinum was supposed to possess magical influences which not only acted upon others but defended those who were under its protection. The worship of generative powers which is concentrated upon the representation of the phallus continued to exist in the Middle Ages. Even in modern times, the use of amulets as a believer in the Evil Eye’s malefic powers is still present as a popular superstition, filled with irrational connotations.
  • Limba de redactare: română, engleză
  • Secţiunea: Studii şi articole. Istorie veche şi arheologie
  • Vezi publicația: Sargetia. Acta Musei Devensis
  • Editura: Astra
  • Loc publicare: Deva
  • Anul publicaţiei: 2005
  • Referinţă bibliografică pentru nr. revistă: XXXIII; anul 2005; subtitlu: Acta Musei Devensis
  • Paginaţia: 205-215
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