A Dictionary of Superstitions
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- Synopsis
- The vast subject of 'superstitions', taken by us to include divinations, spells, cures, charms, signs and omens, rituals, and taboos, has never before been systematically organized. In this dictionary the editors have assembled chiefly those superstitions from Great Britain and Eire which survived into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with a preponderance of the everyday, domestic beliefs with which most readers will be familiar. They have been arranged alphabetically according to their central idea or object, and illustrated with a selection of quotations chronologically ordered to show the history and development of each belief. The quotations are from a wide range of sources: diaries, letters, local histories and glossaries, works of literature, folklore publications, journals, and newspapers.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 510 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780192806642
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/09/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Iona Opie and Moira Tatem
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Digital Divide Data
- Proofread By:
- Digital Divide Data
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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