FREE: Dictionary of Superstitions Hardback New Never Read

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New Never Read is Hardback Cassell Dictionary of Superstitions by David Pickering.

On the jacket, reads that this book provides a fascinating overview of an astonishingly diverse range of popularly held fears and beliefs. Many are still familiar and widespread. Others now belong firmly to the past, but are intriguing nonetheless for the insights they offer into human preoccupations and taboos.

Entries are arranged alphabetically by subject and vary from brief accounts of the superstitions related to specific daily tasks, medical ailments, plants and animals, to expansive discussions of wider topics, such as the weather, aphrodisiacs, childbirth and death. The paraphernalia of superstitions are also discussed: the extraordinary array of amulets, talismans and charms that people have used in their attempts to ward off bad luck or bring about good fortune. In addition, many traditional rhymes and chants are included, ranging from couplets to be chanted to avoid the dangers of being bewitched, to spells that may be tried in the hope of gleaning information about the future.

ie: Why the oak tree is associated with supernatural powers

How mirrors came to be used to detect witches

Which days of the week are popularly regarded as lucky

When cobwebs were utilized in folk medicine

Who the Seven Whistlers were....etc

An entertaining read or just a reference to many of your ??s

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