Field Guide to Luck: How to Use and Interpret Charms, Signs, and Superstitions - Couverture souple

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Yablon, Alys R.

 
9781594742170: Field Guide to Luck: How to Use and Interpret Charms, Signs, and Superstitions
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ISBN 10 : 1594742170 ISBN 13 : 9781594742170
Editeur : Quirk Books, 2008

Synopsis

Everyone knows that rubbing a rabbit's foot will bring good luck—but did you know this superstition was introduced to the United States by slaves from West Africa? Field Guide to Luck features the fascinating origins of the most popular charms and signs—everything from crossed fingers and full moons to four-leaf clovers and Friday the thirteenth. Each entry features information about the origins and cultural context of the superstition, with plenty of interesting trivia along the way. (For the record, Chinese fortune cookies were invented in San Francisco!)

Also included are dozens of talismans and symbols from around the world, including cows (India), money cats (Japan), akuaba dolls (Ghana), jade (China), and more. Best of all, Field Guide to Luck showcases many of these lucky charms with 48 pages of full-color illustrations—so you'll be sure to recognize them wherever you encounter them!

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À propos de l?auteur

Alys R. Yablon is a freelance writer and editor who collaborated with Deepak Chopra on Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards.

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Éditeur
Quirk Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1594742170
ISBN 13 
9781594742170
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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