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Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions
Chloe Rhodes
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Description for Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions
Paperback. This fascinating collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing superstitions still observed today, and sets them in their historical and social context. Num Pages: 192 pages, Chapter decorations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
This fascinating collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing superstitions, many of which we still observe today.
Hundreds of the beliefs passed down through the generations have their foundations in our ancestors' efforts to ward off evil, which they blamed for hardship, illness and injustice in times when life was, as often as not, 'nasty, brutish and short'.
Black Cats and Evil Eyes sets these superstitions in their historical and social context, explaining how fear of the Devil, demons, evil spirits and witchcraft drove people to arm themselves with rituals and talismans to repel dark forces ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782434863
SKU
V9781782434863
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Ref
99-50
About Chloe Rhodes
Chloe Rhodes is a freelance writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Independent on Sunday, as well as in several other national publications. Her previous books include A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi: Words We Pinched From Other Languages and One For Sorrow: A Book of Old-Fashioned Lore, both published by Michael ... Read more
Reviews for Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions
Author Chloe Rhodes has delved into the strange history behind a host of superstitions
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