Phylactery

Phylactery (from Ancient Greek φυλακτήριον (phylakterion) 'protectant') originally referred to tefillin, leather boxes containing Torah verses worn by some Jews when praying.

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In Mandaeism, some different types of phylacteries are known as zrazta and qmaha, a list of which can be found at list of Mandaean texts.

Phylactery may also refer to:

Other religious or superstitious beliefs
  • An amulet or charm, worn for its supposed magical or supernatural power
  • A reliquary, a case in which (Christian) relics were preserved

Other uses
  • A speech scroll in Mesoamerican or medieval European art, which contains or represents speech
  • Phylactery (Dungeons & Dragons), an object used to store a monster's soul to protect it from death as introduced by the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and now ubiquitous within fantasy fiction
  • Phylactery Factory, the second album by American singer-songwriter Casey Dienel, but the first under the White Hinterland name

See also
  • Hunping, a type of Chinese funerary urn also known as a soul jar
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