- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Reprint edition (4 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140515496
- ISBN-13: 978-0140515497
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.4 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 361,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
About the Author
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.
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This is an interesting book explaining superstitions that have existed in the British Isles, and where it is possible, Roud has divined their historical origin and quotes plenty of historical examples. Surprisingly a number of well known superstitions often believed to date back hundreds of years, in fact can only be traced back two or three hundred years. A significant number of so-called traditional superstitions actually only date from the Victorian period and there is a great deal of conflict between beliefs on what is lucky or unlucky and these can differ greatly from region to region. It is a little frustrating in that there are so many superstitions for which the origins are unclear. Altogether a fascinating read.
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