The Penguin guide to the superstitions of Britain and Ireland
Roud, Stephen2006
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Drawing extensively on literary sources from medieval times to the present, this survey not only explains what people have believed and why, but when superstitions arose, which parts of the country adopted them, how they evolved and what people today believe.
Main title:
The Penguin guide to the superstitions of Britain and Ireland / Steve Roud ; general editor, Jennifer Westwood.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2006.
Collation:
xx, 546 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-546).
ISBN:
9780140515121 (pbk)
Dewey class:
398.410941398.41094103398.4109
Local class:
398.410941398.41094103
Language:
English
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BRN:
461115
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