Superstition : a very short introduction
2019
Book
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid the number 13? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. From black cats to lucky pennies, Stuart Vyse explores the history of our deepest superstitions, and the psychological reasons behind why they persist today.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780198819257
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxii, 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-132) and index.
Contents:
- 1.The origins of superstition
- 2.Religious superstition
- 3.The secularization of superstition
- 4.Superstition in the modern world
- 5.The psychology of superstition
- 6.The future of superstition.
LCCN: 2019947059
Control Number: 3005158
Publisher: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.Series:
Subjects: Superstition.