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The Bardos or Stages of Death and the Afterlife. The realm of the afterlife is called the world of the bardo. The term bardo is a general term which literally means in-between place and in this context denotes a transitional state, or what Victor Turner calls a liminal situation.
The cornuto, corno, or cornicello is an Italian amulet of ancient origin. Corno means horn and cornicello means little horn -- these names refer to a long, gently twisted horn-shaped amulet worn in Italy to protect against the evil eye.Cornicelli are usually carved out of red coral or made of gold or silver.The type of horn they are intended to copy is not a curled-over sheep horn or goat horn but rather like the twisted horn of an African eland or something similar.ornicelli are usually carved out of red coral or made of gold or silver. The type of horn they are intended to copy is not a curled-over sheep horn or goat horn but rather like the twisted horn of an African eland or something similar.