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Author : William John Fielding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Strange Superstitions and Magical Practices written by William John Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Cameron Fielding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (855 download)
Download or read book Strange Superstitions and Magical Practices written by Mary Cameron Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Cooper
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402768316
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Bizarre Superstitions written by Christopher Cooper and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a fun, new format, this worldwide compendium features the most way-out superstitions from the backwoods of the Ozarks to the foothills of Kilimanjaro, with explanations on how many of these beliefs developed. Every culture has its own strange beliefs, quirky omens, and baffling maxims. A good many of them are collected in this attractive book, along with interpretations and fascinating background. Find out about Iceland’s dreaded Christmas Cat; why Filipinos dress in polka dots on New Year’s Day; which numbers the Koreans abh∨ and lots more.
Author : Jade Summers
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Top 15 Strange Superstitions and Beliefs written by Jade Summers and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the Secrets of Superstitions: A Journey Through Strange Beliefs Dive into the captivating world of superstitions with our comprehensive guide! From Ancient Egypt's mystical symbols to modern-day rituals, uncover the origins and meanings behind the top 15 strange superstitions and beliefs. Perfect for curious minds and culture enthusiasts, this book offers a rich exploration of folklore and myths from around the globe. Highlights: Explore diverse cultural superstitions and their fascinating histories Discover the ancient roots and evolution of these beliefs Uncover the truth behind common superstitions like black cats and broken mirrors Gain insight into how superstitions shape societies and individual behaviors Enjoy engaging narratives and vivid storytelling Join us on this enlightening journey and see the world through the lens of superstition!
Author : Claudia De Lys
Publisher : Castle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785820826
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book 8,414 Strange and Fascinating Superstitions written by Claudia De Lys and published by Castle Books. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the origins of superstitions that grew out of folklore and legends, including animals, plants, water, dreams, numbers, and wedding rituals.
Author : Alicia Chrysostomou
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856354943
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (549 download)
Download or read book Strange Superstitions and Curious Customs of the Ancient World written by Alicia Chrysostomou and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of the oddest, most eccentric and truly bizarre customs, laws and superstitions of our forefathers. The people of Cathay demanded such a huge level of respect by children towards their parents that a specific department of state existed solely to punish those upsetting their parents in any way! People through the ages have had their own particular customs and traditions and have always looked with some amusement on those of their neighbours. These customs can evolve and change radically, and traditions which were commonplace 2,000 years ago now appear bizarre or hilarious. This book transcends eras and cultures by uniting them with the common theme of superstition and custom, proving that perhaps we are not so fundamentally different from our most ancient ancestors, no matter how sophisticated we think ourselves.
Author : Aaron C. Willey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (276 download)
Download or read book Observations on Magical Practices written by Aaron C. Willey and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Grant
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1776598776
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (765 download)
Download or read book The Mysteries of All Nations written by James Grant and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join archaeologist James Grant on a global tour of cultures to discover the often unusual origins behind common beliefs and practices, ranging from fairies and magical creatures, to funerary practices, to the ancient roots of current-day celebrations and observances such as Halloween.
Author : Alfred Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Magic and Mystery written by Alfred Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is said to be an age of Materialism, and modern science boasts to have exploded old superstitious beliefs. Yet it is curious how constantly old traditions and fancies crop up amid the most prosaic surroundings of modern existence. There are certainly many people at the present day whose belief in invisible agencies is untouched by all the learning of the ages. We call our superstitions by different names; but we cling to them still. Matters that admit of no explanation must always puzzle and make anxious. A strange fascination hangs about those subjects upon which no consistent theory has ever been formed-subjects the nerves and fibres of which have never yet been laid bare by the forceps and the scalpels of microscopic science. It is to a survey of some such subjects that the subsequent chapters of this little work will be devoted. In this aim, this book covers various aspects of the history of magic, superstition, mythological creatures, and ranges from astrology and alchemy to ghost and religions.
Author : Stuart A. Vyse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019999692X
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Believing in Magic written by Stuart A. Vyse and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fully updated edition of Believing in Magic, renowned superstition expert Stuart Vyse investigates our tendency towards these irrational beliefs.
Author : Edwin Finch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (217 download)
Download or read book Strange Superstitions written by Edwin Finch and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781725574113
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (741 download)
Download or read book Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special edition of 'Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery' was written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, and first published in 1844, making it over 170 years old. This fascinating antiquarian text covers topics like Origin of Chemistry, Alchemy of Egyptian Origin, Sol-Lunar Influence Upon Diseases, Holy Cures, Hippocrates the First Physician to Relieve Medicine from the Trammels of Superstition, Magic and Divination, Talismans, Amulets, Charms, Of the Influence of the Mind Upon the Body, and many more. This old book, which will appeal to so many people with different interests, is a cross-over over book that will be of great interest to those who read and research on the history of medicine, alchemy, magic, divination, astrology, surgery, and superstitions. IMPORTANT NOTE - Please read BEFORE buying! THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY. This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed. At 'Black Books' we do not use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to transcribe books from scanned images or other forms of text - this usually results in everything from strange characters to gibberish. We believe that reading an old book, exactly as it was, is the most satisfying way to read it. DISCLAIMER : Due to the age of this book, some methods, beliefs, or practices may have been deemed unsafe, undesirable, or unacceptable in the interim years. In utilizing the information herein, you do so at your own risk. We republish antiquarian books without judgment, solely for their historical and cultural importance, and for educational purposes. If purchasing a book more than 50 years old, especially for a minor, please use due diligence and vet the text before gifting.
Author : Fred Penzel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195140923
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Obsessive-compulsive Disorders written by Fred Penzel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on how to choose the most effective therapies and medications, and how to avoid relapses.
Author : Michael David Bailey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742533875
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (338 download)
Download or read book Magic and Superstition in Europe written by Michael David Bailey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive, single-volume survey of magic available, this compelling book traces the history of magic and superstition in Europe from antiquity to the present. Focusing mainly on the medieval and early modern era, Michael Bailey also explores the ancient Near East, classical Greece and Rome, and the spread of magical systems_particularly modern witchcraft or Wicca_from Europe to the United States. He explains how magic was understood, constructed, and frequently condemned and how magical beliefs and practices have changed over time yet also remain vital even today.
Author : William E. Burns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book They Believed That? written by William E. Burns and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia is the perfect guide to the weird, magical, superstitious, and supernatural beliefs of people from all over the world. This book is devoted to those human beliefs that fall in the "gray zone" between science, religion, and everyday life--call them superstitious, supernatural, magical, or just wrong. In an often incomprehensible world where lightning or plague could end life quickly or drought could condemn a poor family to agonizing death, superstitious beliefs gave people a feeling of understanding or even control. They have continued to shape societies and cultures ever since. This book covers a range of superstitious, supernatural, and otherwise unusual beliefs from the ancient world to the early 19th century. More than 100 entries explain beliefs, discuss historical evidence, and explain how each belief differs across cultures. This book is a perfect gateway for anyone curious about superstitious and magical beliefs, with topics ranging from the everyday, such as dogs and iron, to legendary figures, such as Hermes Trismegistus and the Yellow Emperor.
Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019974369X
Total Pages : 981 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Albion's Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-14 with total page 981 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Author : Richard Webster
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738725617
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Superstitions written by Richard Webster and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever rubbed a frog on your freckles? Trivia fans and fun fact fanatics will adore this fascinating, flickable encyclopedia of superstitions! Richard Webster presents over five hundred of the most obscure, curious, and just-plain-freaky superstitions of the Western world. Discover batty beliefs about baldness, beans, and the Bermuda Triangle, and peculiar practices regarding hiccups, hearses, and hunchbacks. From modern myths to centuries-old lore, The Encyclopedia of Superstitions offers a wealth of wonderfully weird beliefs on just about every topic you can imagine: Holidays Birth Death Weddings Colors Gemstones Trees Flowers Fairies Weather Numbers Animals Birds Insects Household Items Zodiac Signs Gambling The Human Body Food Praise: "[T]his reference makes for compulsive browsing."—Publishers Weekly
