Historical talisman traditions
Cartouche
The Pavitts call the cartouche a name amulet and associate it with recognition, remembrance, and preservation of the wearer’s name in the next world. Their explanation treats a name as integral to the person: losing it threatens continued existence. The amulet therefore protects identity and the possibility of appearing before the divine court.
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Principal account
ReportedThe Pavitts call the cartouche a name amulet and associate it with recognition, remembrance, and preservation of the wearer’s name in the next world.
Further detail
ReportedTheir explanation treats a name as integral to the person: losing it threatens continued existence. The amulet therefore protects identity and the possibility of appearing before the divine court.
Context & interpretation
The Pavitts’ 1922 compilation gathers symbols and attributed powers from several traditions, sometimes with conjectural origins. Its statements about protection, health, and fortune document talismanic belief rather than demonstrated effects or medical guidance.
Original passages
Source 1
The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems
attract Success, Happiness, Vitality, and Friends. THE CARTOUCHE, or Name Amulet (Illustration No. 61, Plate IV), was worn to secure Favour, Recognition,Open this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Historical talisman traditions; active reader leaf 95
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- IMJ-0074-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0074-E001-P0095
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- 96
- Recorded leaf number
- 96
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Source 2
The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems
never, never come to an end," the loss of the name meaning the total annihilation of the individual. The Amulets of THE ANGLES (see IllustrationsOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Historical talisman traditions; active reader leaf 96
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0074-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0074-E001-P0096
- Original scan leaf
- 97
- Recorded leaf number
- 97
- Current Reader position
- 89
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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