Encyclopædia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World: Volume IIICora Linn Daniels, C. M. Stevans Originally published in 1903, this is an excellent source for an historical perspective on superstitions and folklore. Hundreds of entries are arranged alphabetically within broad subject categories. The original subtitle reads: "A comprehensive library of human belief and practice in the mysteries of life through more than six thousand years of experience and progress including the fundamental intuitions and instincts underlying the structure of civilization, theology, mythology, demonology, magic, witchcraft, esoteric philosophy, signs, omens, oracles, sorceries, auguries, divinations, prophecies, methods and means employed in revealing fortune and fate, systems and formulas for the use of psychical forces, hypnotism, clairvoyance, telepathy, spiritualism, character reading and character building with all the known powers and wonders of mind and soul, illustrated with numerous ancient and modern designs and thoroughly indexed." |
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... MAGIC , GOOD AND EVIL SPIRITS , ETC. MISCELLANEOUS STORIES OF GHOSTS AND SPIRITS COLLECTED FROM EVERY PART OF THE World and THROUGHOUT HISTORY , FORTUNE TELling of all Kinds , Ancient AND MODERN , DEMONOLOGY and Devil Lore , EVIL AND ...
... MAGIC , GOOD AND EVIL SPIRITS , ETC. MISCELLANEOUS STORIES OF GHOSTS AND SPIRITS COLLECTED FROM EVERY PART OF THE World and THROUGHOUT HISTORY , FORTUNE TELling of all Kinds , Ancient AND MODERN , DEMONOLOGY and Devil Lore , EVIL AND ...
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... SKILLED IN CLAIRVOYANCE AND TELEPATHY , THE VAST POSSIBILI- TIES OF MENTAL SCIENCE , • ( For Complete Alphabetical Index See End of Volume III . ) • 1710 . 1721 Witchcraft and Magic , Good and Evil Spirits , Etc. CONTENTS .
... SKILLED IN CLAIRVOYANCE AND TELEPATHY , THE VAST POSSIBILI- TIES OF MENTAL SCIENCE , • ( For Complete Alphabetical Index See End of Volume III . ) • 1710 . 1721 Witchcraft and Magic , Good and Evil Spirits , Etc. CONTENTS .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1203 |
CHAPTER XX | 1470 |
CHAPTER XXI | 1479 |
DICTIONARY OF FESTIVALS CHURCH DAYS AND GENERAL HOLIDAYS WITH | 1595 |
HISTORICAL And Legendary Lore of UNSCIENTIFIC BELIEF | 1601 |
DICTIONARY OF FORTUNE TELLING AMONG THE ANCIENTS WITH DESCRIP | 1657 |
Common terms and phrases
amulets ancient Apollo appear bad luck beautiful believed blood body Bohemia burn called cards carried celebrated cere charm chin Christmas Christmas eve church clairvoyance custom dance daughter dead death devil divination door earth Easter England evil eye evil spirits fairies father festival fire forehead fortune Friday German ghost giant girl give goddess Greek hair Hallowe'en hand head Holy horse husband Indians John's eve Jupiter killed king lady legend letters lived look lucky magic married Maundy Thursday moon morning mother mouth Naia never night nose Obeah omen person Priam Roman Scotland seven Shrove Tuesday signature signifies stone Sunday superstition supposed tain Telepathy tell things tion tree Trojan war turned unlucky wear wife wish witchcraft witches woman women words Year's day young