This work presents folk lore and superstitious beliefs held in western Scotland, with an appendix showing the probable relation of the modern festivals of Christmas, May Day, St. John's Day and Halloween to ancient sun and fire worship. Contents: birth and childhood; marriage; death; witchcraft, second sight, and the black art; charms and counter charms; divining; superstitions relating to animals and plants; miscellaneous superstitions.
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THE primary object of the following short treatise is to give an account of some of those superstitions, now either dead or in their decadence, but which, within the memory of persons now living, had a vigorous existence, at least in the West of Scotland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fasting spittle, best maid, fire worship Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THE primary object of the following short treatise is to give an account of some of those superstitions, now either dead or in their decadence, but which, within the memory of persons now living, had a vigorous existence, at least in the West of Scotland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fasting spittle, best maid, fire worship Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Child Rowland, Captain Burt, Janet M'Birnie New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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- Folk Lore by James Napier in Front Matter
- Ancient Mysteries by Peter James in Front Matter
- Druidism Exhumed by James Rust in Back Matter
- Chaldean Account of Genesis by George Smith on page 136
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