The Encyclopedia of Superstitions

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Synopsis
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:HolidaysBirthDeathWeddingsColorsGemstonesTreesFlowersFairiesWeatherNumbersAnimalsBirdsInsectsHousehold ItemsZodiac SignsGamblingThe Human BodyFoodPraise: "[T]his reference makes for compulsive browsing."—Publishers Weekly
Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780738725611
Related ISBNs:
9780738712772
Publisher:
Llewellyn
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Richard Webster.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Health, Mind and Body, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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