| Description |
xiv, 471 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Sympathetic magic -- Totems, portents, tree-worship -- Symbols and amulets -- The Gorgoneion -- Crescents, horns, horseshoes -- Touch, hands, gestures -- The cross -- The Mano Pantea -- The cimaruta, sirene, tablets -- Cabalistic writing -- magical formulae -- Spitting, incantation, and other protective acts -- pixies |
| Notes |
Reprint. Originally published: London : J. Murray, 1895 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evil eye.
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Charms.
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Magic.
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Superstition.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore.
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| LC no. |
89000021 |
| ISBN |
0517679442 |
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