A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles
A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles
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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.
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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.
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.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140515497 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140515496 |
| Titre | A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles |
| Auteur | Steve Roud |
| Série | The Pocket Guide |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Hardback |
| Éditeur | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2004-11-04 |
| Nombre de pages | 288 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |