Reviews for Encyclopaedia of superstitions

The average rating for Encyclopaedia of superstitions based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-27 00:00:00 Robin Bennett A really interesting read. I had no idea where some superstitions came from or that they'd vary so much from region to region. A great insight into the human mind.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-03 00:00:00 Justine Turner This is a quirky and eccentric yet comprehensive A-Z of all things superstition. I was struck when reading this and sometimes giggling at our forebears, how very much like religion superstition really is, and how this book is probably little different to The Bible, The Koran, The Talmud; stories pertaining to rituals, habits, and customs which breed ultimately from fear; fear of being punished, fear of disrespecting an unseen force, fear of doing something wrong. All our medieval cousins were doing was practicing an ancient form of religion! Religion essentially is superstition in mass form. So there you go! Fun book all the same!