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[http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.acaweb.org/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t72 '''''A Dictionary of Superstitions''''']
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This is a fascinating dictionary covering the wide range of folk [[belief]]s that have survived into our own age. Each superstition is illustrated by quotations tracing its development through the centuries. Entries tell of the [[tradition]]al significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; [[ritual]]s 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.
[[Category: Mythology]]
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[http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.acaweb.org/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t72 '''''A Dictionary of Superstitions''''']
1,250 entries
This is a fascinating dictionary covering the wide range of folk [[belief]]s that have survived into our own age. Each superstition is illustrated by quotations tracing its development through the centuries. Entries tell of the [[tradition]]al significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; [[ritual]]s 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.
[[Category: Mythology]]
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