Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles (Pocket Guide S.) [Hardcover]

Steve Roud (Author)

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Book Description

Series: Pocket Guide S. | Publication Date: November 4, 2004

The first major new book on British superstitions and their history in over a generation, this survey not only explains what people have believed and why, but when superstitions arose, which parts of the country adopted them, how they evolved and what people believe today. Drawing extensively on literary sources from medieval times to the present, the book settles many arguments, debunks many myths and provides in the process a fascinating sideways view of social customs and beliefs over the centuries.

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About the Author

Steve Roud is an expert on folklore and superstition and co-author of the OXFORD DICTIONARY OF BRITISH FOLKLORE. He lives in Maresfield, East Sussex.

Product Details

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Penguin Press (November 4, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140515496
ISBN-13: 978-0140515497
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,453,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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