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A Dictionary of superstitio...
This is a fascinating dictionary covering the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. Each superstition is illustrated by quotations tracing its development through the centuries. Entries tell of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with natural and unnatural occurrences; cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future
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monografia Rebiun29883390 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun29883390 m o d cr mn||||||||| 060118s2003 enk od 000 0 eng d 156898377 818945101 9780191726873 ebook) 0191726877 ebook) 9780192829160 0192829165 0192829165 Print) NLGGC 242589162 MYG eng pn MYG MOU MUQ VLB P4I MNU NTE XFF OCLCQ IXA OCLCA OCLCF OCLCA NLGGC OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCA XOJ GILDS OCLCO YOU OCLCA WURST OCLCO e-uk--- e-ie--- 398.41 20 11.98 bcl A Dictionary of superstitions Iona Opie and Moira Tatem Oxford [England] Oxford University Press 2003 Oxford [England] Oxford [England] Oxford University Press 1 online resource (1 electronic book) 1 online resource (1 electronic book) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier This is a fascinating dictionary covering the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. Each superstition is illustrated by quotations tracing its development through the centuries. Entries tell of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with natural and unnatural occurrences; cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future Superstition- Great Britain- Dictionaries Folklore- Great Britain- Dictionaries Superstition- Ireland- Dictionaries Folklore- Ireland- Dictionaries Superstitions- Grande-Bretagne- Dictionnaires anglais Folklore- Grande-Bretagne- Dictionnaires anglais Superstitions- Irlande- Dictionnaires anglais Folklore- Irlande- Dictionnaires anglais Folklore Superstition Bijgeloof Gran Bretaña Ireland overtuigingen beliefs psychologie psychology Psychology (General) Psychologie (algemeen) Electronic books Dictionaries Woordenboeken (vorm) Dictionaries Opie, Iona 1923-2017.) Tatem, Moira Oxford University Press Dictionary of superstitions (OCoLC)23973088