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41) Superstitions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explores the origin stories of various superstitions, from black cats to Friday the 13th. Includes glossary and quiz.
45) The Banshee
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Terry wakes up in the middle of the night to horrible screeching, he thinks the Banshee has come to pay his family a visit.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Learn the compelling cultural histories behind some of the world's supernatural beliefs with The Book of Superstitions. Friday the 13th; rabbit feet; knocking on wood; walking under a ladder; the curse of the evil eye. We all have a superstition or two. Unveil the origins of some of the most universal and little known superstitions that have influenced cultures around the world for centuries. Including beliefs that gained a foothold in African and...
54) Superstition
Author
Pub. Date
[1971]
Description
Examines the origins and meaning of various superstitions concerning magic, foretelling the future, communication with the spirit world, and other aspects of the occult.
Author
Series
Hangman's daughter tale volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
In 1668, hangman Jakob Kuisl, his daughter Magdalena and her husband Simon are traveling to the town of Bamberg. But what was planned as a family vacation soon becomes a nightmare; there is a murderer in Bamberg leaving the victims' severed limbs in the trash outside the city. When rumors quickly spread that the murders are the work of a werewolf Jakob Kuisl must prove the superstition wrong and embarks on a search for the "devil of Bamberg.".
Author
Pub. Date
1981
Description
The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral,...
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