The Mammoth Book of Superstition: From Rabbits' Feet to Friday the 13th (Mammoth Books) - Softcover

Bainton, Roy

 
9781472137487: The Mammoth Book of Superstition: From Rabbits' Feet to Friday the 13th (Mammoth Books)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1472137485 ISBN 13: 9781472137487
Verlag: Constable & Robinson, 2016

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An amusingly entertaining exploration of omens, rituals, premonitions and general superstition in every part of the world

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Roy Bainton author of Honoured By Strangers, The Mammoth Book of Unexplained Phenomena and A Brief History of 1917: Russia's Year of Revolution travelled the world in the Merchant Navy. He has written extensively for radio, TV, magazines and newspapers.

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'The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses'

Sir Francis Bacon

Superstitions are weird, comical and frequently inexplicable. Rather than an exhaustive A to Z, this is an entertaining excursion through the dark domain of bizarre beliefs, often uncovering sinister and intriguing roots.

Why do we fear walking under a ladder? Is the number thirteen really unlucky? Why did the Inquisition condemn millions of domestic cats to death? Did actor Peter Sellers really fear purple as 'the colour of death'? Why is there no row thirteen on some airplanes?

For anyone who has ever knocked on wood, pulled a wishbone, feared a broken mirror or been scared to open an umbrella indoors, this book strips down superstitions from old wives' tales and omens to bizarre mating and marriage customs; from friggatriskaidekaphobia to Thailand's lucky penis; and examines the roots of superstitious festivals, from Up Helly Aa to Dwile Flonking, Cheese Rolling and the Nutters' Dance.

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Verlag
Constable & Robinson
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1472137485
ISBN 13 
9781472137487
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
401
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