| Author | Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 17016017 |
| Title | Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions |
| Contents | Buddhism, its origin and ceremonies -- Magianism: the Parsees -- Jewish superstitions -- Brahmanism -- Hindu mythology, and the Vishnu Purana -- In China: Confucianism, Taouism, and Buddhism -- Among the Malays, the Slamatan Bromok, the Dyaks, the Papuan tribes, the Ahetas -- The savage races of Asia: the Samojedes; the Mongols; the Ostiaks; in Tibet -- Some African superstitions -- The Zulu witch-finders -- Zabianism and serpent-worship -- Polynesian superstitions -- The Fiji islanders -- The religion of the Maories -- The North American Indians -- Among the Eskimos -- A mediæval superstition: the flagellants -- Scottish superstitions: Halloween -- Second sight; divination; universality of certain superstitions; fairies in Scotland. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism |
| Subject | Folklore |
| Subject | Superstition |
| Subject | Religions |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 41566 |
| Release Date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 121 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
