Encyclopædia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World: Volume III

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Cora Linn Daniels, C. M. Stevans
The Minerva Group, Inc., 2003 - 584 páginas
Originally published in 1903, this is an excellent source for an historical perspective on superstitions and folklore. Hundreds of entries are arranged alphabetically within broad subject categories. The original subtitle reads: "A comprehensive library of human belief and practice in the mysteries of life through more than six thousand years of experience and progress including the fundamental intuitions and instincts underlying the structure of civilization, theology, mythology, demonology, magic, witchcraft, esoteric philosophy, signs, omens, oracles, sorceries, auguries, divinations, prophecies, methods and means employed in revealing fortune and fate, systems and formulas for the use of psychical forces, hypnotism, clairvoyance, telepathy, spiritualism, character reading and character building with all the known powers and wonders of mind and soul, illustrated with numerous ancient and modern designs and thoroughly indexed."

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CHAPTER
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CHAPTER XX
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CHAPTER XXI
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DICTIONARY OF FESTIVALS CHURCH DAYS AND GENERAL HOLIDAYS WITH
1595
HISTORICAL And Legendary Lore of UNSCIENTIFIC BELIEF
1601
DICTIONARY OF FORTUNE TELLING AMONG THE ANCIENTS WITH DESCRIP
1657
THE PLANCHEtte and DivinING RODS
1665
SECRET VIRTUES TO BE FOUND IN THE ENMITY BETWEEN ANIMALS
1677
CHARACTER IN HANDWRITING
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