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A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles Steve Roud

A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles By Steve Roud

A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles by Steve Roud


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The first major new book on British superstitions and their history in over a generation, 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 believe today.

A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles Summary

A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles by Steve Roud

The first major new book on British superstitions and their history in over a generation, 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 believe today. Drawing extensively on literary sources from medieval times to the present, the book settles many arguments, debunks many myths and provides in the process a fascinating sideways view of social customs and beliefs over the centuries.

About Steve Roud

Steve Roud is an expert on folklore and superstition and co-author of the OXFORD DICTIONARY OF BRITISH FOLKLORE. He lives in Maresfield, East Sussex.

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GOR010551099
9780140515497
0140515496
A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles by Steve Roud
Used - Like New
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
20041104
288
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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