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Strange Superstitions and Magical Practices
Strange Superstitions and Magical Practices Author:William J. Fielding 1945. Contents: universality of superstitions; magical symbolism of numbers; signs, omens and warnings; rings, amulets and talismans; gems and precious stones; the sun and other heavenly bodies; mythology and the calendar; magic of taboo; fairies, brownies and incubi; black magic and the evil eye; popular belief in witchcraft; human souls in ani... more »mal bodies; magic for healing and self-preservation; magic invoked for national welfare; magic to insure fertility; dreams and the dream world; magic of sex symbolism; courtship and the betrothal; wedding and the honeymoon; modern survivals of superstitions.« less