The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland - Couverture rigide

Roud, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0141006730 ISBN 13 : 9780141006734

Editeur : Penguin, 2003

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0141006730
• ISBN 13: 9780141006734
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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