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A dictionary of superstitions

2005
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This is an account of the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. The entries, arranged alphabetically by key word, cover every aspect of life and include spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens.
Main title:
A dictionary of superstitions / edited by Iona Opie and Moira Tatem.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Collation:
xiii, 494 p. ; 20 cm.
Variant title:
Cover title: Oxford dictionary of superstitions.
Notes:
Originally published: 1989.Cover and spine title: Oxford dictionary of superstitions.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-462) and index.
ISBN:
0192806645 (pbk)9780192806642
Dewey class:
398.4'1'03
Local class:
398.4103R398.41
Language:
English
BRN:
652898
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