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Salt used as a material object in a ritual or traditional purification setting

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Why Do People Use Salt for Protection and Purification?

Salt preserves food and inhibits many microbes, but those real properties are often used to justify much broader ritual claims. Tradivior will trace salt symbolism and separate material chemistry from…