Current Superstitions: Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk
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Rating | : | 4.63 (931 Votes) |
Asin | : | B01B5LZ4RQ |
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Number of Pages | : | 497 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2018-01-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Superstitions Didn't really enjoy this as much as I thought I might.. A classic, early work on superstition The word "Current" in the title shouldn't mislead readers, as it refers to the year 1896 when this book was published. This book like many of the better-known and "serious" texts on the subject, numbers its beliefs. The total comes to 1,A classic, early work on superstition Dennis Hendrix The word "Current" in the title shouldn't mislead readers, as it refers to the year 1896 when this book was published. This book like many of the better-known and "serious" texts on the subject, numbers its beliefs. The total comes to 1,475. The particularly good thing about this book is that it's so old it doesn't take its entries from other books -- something common in today's age where superstition has mostly disappeared and they are harder to gather directly from people. This . 75. The particularly good thing about this book is that it's so old it doesn't take its entries from other books -- something common in today's age where superstition has mostly disappeared and they are harder to gather directly from people. This . Interesting Different superstitions and oral traditions past down. Many versions from different states. Most categories covered from babies, marriage, and death.
Although it is still not known who wrote this work, despite its age it continues to be widely read today.