apotropaic magic

type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences
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apotropaic magic
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apotropaic magic

Summary

apotropaic magic is a prevention[1]. It draws 1,517 Wikipedia views per month (prevention category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • apotropaic magic's image is recorded as Horseshoe lucky on door.jpg[3].
  • apotropaic magic's instance of is recorded as prevention[4].
  • apotropaic magic's subclass of is recorded as magic[5].
  • apotropaic magic's subclass of is recorded as rite[6].
  • apotropaic magic's subclass of is recorded as technique[7].
  • apotropaic magic's Commons category is recorded as Apotropaic magic[8].
  • apotropaic magic's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1232c53d[9].
  • apotropaic magic's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrtb1rKqwJeLl[10].
  • apotropaic magic's in opposition to is recorded as evil[11].
  • apotropaic magic's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3870453[12].
  • apotropaic magic's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 2289[13].

Why It Matters

apotropaic magic draws 1,517 Wikipedia views per month (prevention category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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