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Spirit levels: the hidden realm of spatial magic

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posted on 2024-06-18, 03:49 authored by MA Mundell
This paper explores the connection between superstition and architecture in Australia, and the historic and contemporary use of what I call "spatial magic" - design elements, building ceremonies and esoteric rituals meant to attract luck, protection and success, or ward off their malign opposites.

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Journal

Meanjin

Volume

2

Season

Winter

Pagination

38-46

Location

Melbourne, Vic.

ISSN

0815-953X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Issue

2

Publisher

University of Melbourne

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    PlaceArchitectureSuperstitionMulticultural AustraliaFolkloreSchool of Communication and Creative Arts160403 Social and Cultural Geography970120 Expanding Knowledge in LanguageHuman GeographyCultural GeographyNone

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