Q: Is it appropriate according to halakha (Jewish law) for soldiers to use amulets with invocations intended for protection in war, and for others to use amulets for protection from danger or success ...

Throughout antiquity, from the Mediterranean to Egypt and today’s Middle East, people believed that misfortune, including accidents, diseases, and sometimes even death, were caused by external forces.

A stash of ancient amulets is seeing the light of day, now that archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the treasures from under a pile of ash dating to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alyhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. It ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention ...

Millions of Black Nazarene devotees have been flocking to Quiapo Church since Friday not only to attend the Novena Masses but to look for amulets which they believe will protect them or give them ...

Archaeologists excavating near ruins on the island of Sardinia discovered an Iron Age scarab amulet that originated from ancient Phoenicia. The distance this amulet traversed—over 1,000 miles—shows ...

MANILA, Philippines — Instead of amulets, wear sacred objects as protection against “evil possession”, an official of the Catholic Church has advised. “Wear sacred objects which are very powerful, ...

Researchers have deciphered a tiny third-century Christian silver scroll that was found rolled up inside an amulet, at a Roman burial site in Frankfurt, Germany. The find was hailed by the Frankfurt ...

The magazine advert, placed by The Circle of Raphael (CoR), promised that the 'seven angels amulet' would bring its owner 'angelic blessings, guidance and peace' - and bring them luck at 'games of ...