Download or read book Death Lore written by Kenneth L. Untiedt and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death provides us with some of our very best folklore. Some fear it, some embrace it, and most have pretty firm ideas about what happens when we die. Although some people may not want to talk about dying, it’s the only thing that happens to all of us—and there’s no way to get around it. This publication of the Texas Folklore Society examines the lore of death and whatever happens afterward. The first chapter examines places where people are buried, either permanently or temporarily. Chapter Two features articles about how people die and the rituals associated with funerals and burials. The third chapter explores some of the stranger stories about what happens after we’re gone, and the last chapter offers some philosophical musings about death in general, as well as our connection to those who have gone before.
Download or read book Death in Early America written by Margaret Coffin and published by Nashville : Nelson. This book was released on 1976 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On title page: The history and folklore of customs and superstitions of early medicine, funerals, burials, and mourning.
Download or read book Superstitious Death written by Nicholas Rhea and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Superstition in All Ages written by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (baron d') and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Superstitions of Death the Supernatural written by Edwin Radford and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1978 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of Superstitions written by Iona Archibald Opie and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you've ever wanted the definitive answers on subjects such as black cats and white heather, look no further than this classic dictionary. Entries are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. A work of reference for anyone with an interest in superstitions and their history." "Entries give real examples of usage, illustrating the meaning, history, and origin of superstitions. Subjects covered include spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms, and omens. The dictionary is fully cross-referenced for easy browsing."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Superstition in All Ages written by Jean Meslier and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Superstition in All Ages: A Dying Confession By translating into both the English and German languages Le Bon Sens, containing the Last Will and Testament of the French curate Jean Meslier, Miss Anna Knoop has performed a most useful and meritorious task, and in issuing a new 1 edition of this work, it is but justice to her memory to state that her translation has received the endorsement of our most competent critics. In a letter dated Newburyport, Mass., Sep.23, 1878, Mr. James Parton, the celebrated author, commends Miss Knoop for translating Mesliers book so well, and says that: This work of the honest pastor is the most curious and the most powerful thing of the kind which the last century produced Paine andVoltaire had reserves, but Jean Meslier had none. He keeps nothing back; and yet, after all, the wonder is not that there should have been one priest who left that testimony at 11 his death, but that all priests do not. True, there is a great deal more to be said about religion, which I believe to be an eternal necessity of human nature, but no man has uttered the negative side of the matter with so much candor and completeness as Jean Meslier. The value of the testimony of a catholic priest, who in his last moments recanted the errors of his faith and asked Gods pardon for having taught the catholic religion, was fully appreciated by Voltaire, who highly commended this grand work of Meslier. He voluntarily made every effort to Miss Knoop died Jan.11, 1889. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Death and Its Superstitions written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Death in early America the history and folklore of cusomts and superstitions of early medicine funerals burials and mourning written by Margaret M. Coffin and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Superstitions Folklore and the Occult Sciences of the World written by Cora Linn Daniels and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Albion s Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-14 with total page 981 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Download or read book Are You Superstitious written by Toni Klein and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you actually avoid fate? You, along with millions of others, probably do it every day by following ... superstitions! Dodging black cats. Walking around an open ladder. Sidestepping cracks in the sidewalk. Each foretells calamity if you do not follow the rules of superstition. Have you mastered your own destiny by practicing these old myths? Or not? From the origins of the most popular and obscure beliefs and old wives’ tales to the songs that have been written about them, author Toni Klein (Passport to Heaven’s Angelic Messages, Fairies, Ian Greets The World) takes a fascinating look at the superstitions that guide our daily lives and why we observe them so unquestioningly.
Download or read book Superstition A Very Short Introduction written by Stuart Vyse and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that 33 percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and 23 percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today? This Very Short Introduction explores the nature and surprising history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, despite our apparent sophistication and technological advances, superstitious belief and behaviour remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune. Stuart Vyse takes an exciting look at the varieties of popular superstitious beliefs today and the psychological reasons behind their continued existence, as well as the likely future course of superstition in our increasingly connected world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Download or read book Current Superstitions written by Fanny Dickerson Bergen and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Folk Lore Or Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland Within this Century written by James Napier and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
