A dictionary of superstitions / edited by Iona Opie and Moira Tatem.
Contributor(s): Opie, Iona Archibald | Tatem, Moira.
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989Description: xiii, 494 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0192115979 :.Subject(s): Superstition -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries | Folklore -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries | Superstition -- Ireland -- Dictionaries | Folklore -- Ireland -- Dictionaries | Superstition -- Dictionaries | Folklore -- Great Britain -- Dictionaries | Folklore -- Ireland -- DictionariesDDC classification: 001.9/6/03 Summary: Examines superstitions and other folk beliefs that have survived time including divinations, spells, cures, charms, signs and omens, rituals, and taboos. Also describes the meanings behind the customs for Halloween, New Year's, and other holidays.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-462).
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Examines superstitions and other folk beliefs that have survived time including divinations, spells, cures, charms, signs and omens, rituals, and taboos. Also describes the meanings behind the customs for Halloween, New Year's, and other holidays.
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