Superstitions, is a phenomenon that dates back to the ancient Greek era and continues to have an influence in present times. A significant percentage of people around the world still believe in superstitions passed on from their ancestors; the belief that certain non-related events can either mean good luck or bad luck for that individual in the future.
Superstitions can be a traditional custom to specific cultures, however some are commonly believed in all over the world. Even in religious contexts, some superstitions such as ‘the evil eye’ are believed to be true, and should therefore be avoided. Superstitious beliefs can be found to influence every aspect of an individual's daily activities.
This collection brings together more than 56 vintage books on various superstitions around the world, and their understanding and influence on differing elements of a person’s life.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
A Defense of Superstition, article on The Living Age magazine 1921
Kentucky Superstitions by Daniel Thomas 1920 (CONTENTS: Birth and Child Life, Family Relations, Lost Articles, Wishes., Divinations, Marriage, Death and Burial, The Human Body, Saliva, Sneezes, Cures and Preventives, Fire, Dreams, Moon and Signs of the Zodiac, Crops, Vegetables, Fruits, Trees, Witches, Hoodoos, Haunted Houses, Ghosts, Evil Spirits).
Signs, Omens and Superstitions by Astra Cielo 1918 (Contents: CONTENTS: Popular Superstitions, Wedding Superstitions, Lucky Periods for Marriages, Bridal Cake — Bridesmaids, Shoes and Weddings, Rings, Engagement and Wedding Rings, Lucky and Unlucky Days and Seasons, New Year's Superstitions, April Fool's Day, Ascension Day, Easter Superstitions, St John's Eve, Candlemas Day, St. Valentine's Day, Hallowe'en Customs, Harvest Superstitions, Christmas, Signs of Good or Bad Luck, The Sign of the Cross etc.)
What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions by Clifton Johnson 1896 (Contents: The Weather, Tea-Grounds, Dreams, Charms, Fortune-Telling, Odds, Friends, Wishes, Medicinal, The Farm, Luck, Snakes, Folks, Money, Death, Warts)
Superstitions about Animals by Frank Gibson 1904
Philosophical Essay on Credulity and Superstition by Rufus Blakemen 1849 (Witchcraft, Dreams, Ghosts, Empiricism and Quackery — Credulity in Medicine, Homoeopathy, Mesmerism, Animal Fascination)
The Superstitions of Witchcraft by Howard Williams 1865
An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and popular Superstitions by James Thacker 1831
Cults, Customs and Superstitions of India by John Oman 1908
Superstition Unveiled By Charles Southwell 1854
The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley 1884
A World of Wonders, with anecdotes and opinions concerning popular superstitions by A Poyntz 1845 (INCOMBUSTIBLE MEN, POPE JOAN AND THE WANDERING JEW, THE FABLES OF HISTORY, MELONS AND MONSTERS, LAST WORDS OF DYING PERSONS, PERPETUAL LAMPS AND ARCHIMEDES, FORTUNE-TELLERS AND CHIROMANCY, ALBERTUS MAGNUS AND NOSTRADAMUS, Philosopher's Stone, GIANTS AND DWARFS, ASTROLOGY, THE MOON AND LUNAR INFLUENCE, APPARITIONS, COMETS, DREAMS, PREJUDICES ATTACHED TO CERTAIN ANIMALS, THE DIVINING ROD, THE INFLUEXCE OF BELLS UPON THUNDER STORMS, SORCERERS AND MAGICIANS, GHOSTS AND VAMPIRES, APOCRYPHAL ANIMALS, SUPERNATURAL HUMAN BEINGS)
The Popular Superstitions and festive amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland by William Grant Stewart 1851 (Ghosts, Fairies, Brownies, Spunkies, Witchcraft, Weddings etc)
Bygone Church Life in Scotland by William Andrews 1899
Brand's Popular antiquities of Great Britain. Faiths and folklore; a dictionary of national beliefs, superstitions and popular customs, past and current, with their classical and foreign analogues, described and illustrated, Volume 1, 1905
Brand's Popular antiquities of Great Britain. Faiths and folklore; a Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and popular customs, past and current, with their classical and foreign analogues, described and illustrated, Volume 2, 1905
The Evil Eye, Thanatology, and, other essays by Roswell Park 1912
The Evil Eye by Charles Yale 1898
The Evil Eye. An account of this Ancient and Wide Spread Superstition by FT Elworthy 1895
Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life By Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Volume 1 1886
Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life By Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Volume 2 1886
Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life By Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Volume 3 1886
What's what in America by Eugene Brewster 1919 (Christian Science, Phrenology, Superstitions, Ghosts, Occultism etc)
Superstitious Beliefs Among College Students, article in The American Journal of Psychology 1919
The "Thirteen" Superstition Among the Fair Sex, article in the Belford Magazine
Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult sciences of the world; a comprehensive library of human belief and practice in the mysteries of life, Volume 3 by Cora Linn Daniels 1903
The Origin Of Man And Of His Superstitions by Carveth Read 1920
Essay on Superstition being an inquiry into the effects of physical influence on the mind, in the production of dreams, visions, ghosts, and other supernatural appearances 1830 by W. Newnham
Essays on Subjects connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions, and history of England in the Middle Ages by Thomas Wright Volume 1 1846
Essays on Subjects connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions, and history of England in the Middle Ages by Thomas Wright Volume 2 1846
Handbook of Freethought - Evidences against the Superstitions of Christianity by WS Bell 1891
Philosophy of Popular Superstitions, and the effects of credulity and imagination upon the moral, social, and intellectual condition of the human race 1853 by Samuel Emmons
Friday an Unluck Day? Article in Emerson's magazine and Putnam's monthly 1857
Thirteen, article in Chamber's Journal ("Sitting down as the thirteenth at dinner was, we are told in the old Norse mythology, deemed 1 unlucky' by the Scandinavians, because, at a banquet in the Valhalla, Loki, the Scandinavian God of Strife and Evil, intruded himself on one occasion, making the ' thirteenth' guest, and succeeded in his desire to kill, with an arrow of mistletoe, Balder, the God of Peace.")
A Handy Book of Curious Information - comprising strange happenings in the life of men and animals, odd statistics, extraordinary phenomena and out of the way facts concerning the wonderlands of the earth by William Walsh 1913
Credulities Past and Present by William Jones 1898
Superstition in all ages by Jean Meslier (Roman Catholic priest who, after 30 years, wrote this anti-religious book to be published after his death) 1920
The Magic of the Horseshoe by Robert Lawrence 1897 (Fortune and luck, The Folklore of Salt, The omens of sneezing, Days of good and evil omens, Superstitious dealings with animals, The luck of odd numbers)
Fallacy of Ghosts, Dreams, and Omens with Stories of Witchcraft, Life-in-Death, and Monomania by Charles Ollier 1848
Sibylline leaves, wherein are to be found the omens of fate (Poems and artwork) 1884
Apparitions or The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted houses developed by Joseph Taylor 1814
Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews 1895
Curiosities of Superstition by WHD Adams 1882
Superstitions of the Churches, Ancient and Modern by William R. Sunman 1874
Superstition in Medicine by Hugo Magnus 1908
Observations on the Character, Customs, and Superstitions of the Irish and on some of the causes which have Retarded the Moral and Political improvement of Ireland by Daniel Dewar 1812
Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain Volume 1 by John Brand 1853
Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain Volume 2 by John Brand 1853
Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain Volume 3 by John Brand 1853
Chinese Superstitions by Joshua Vale 1906
Tales of Superstition and Chivalry by Anne Bannerman 1802
The Superstition called Socialism by G. Tunzelmann 1911
Studies of Contemporary Superstition by WH Mallock 1895 (Cowardly Agnosticism, Amateur Christianity, Marriage and Free Thought, A Catholic Theologian on Natural Religion, Science and Evolution, Fabian Economics, Socialism)
Warnings against Superstition - 4 Sermons by John Llewelyn Davies 1874
Science and Superstition by Samuel Eugene Stevens 1914
The Struggle between Science and Superstition by Arthur Lewis 1916
Superstitions can be a traditional custom to specific cultures, however some are commonly believed in all over the world. Even in religious contexts, some superstitions such as ‘the evil eye’ are believed to be true, and should therefore be avoided. Superstitious beliefs can be found to influence every aspect of an individual's daily activities.
This collection brings together more than 56 vintage books on various superstitions around the world, and their understanding and influence on differing elements of a person’s life.
Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
A Defense of Superstition, article on The Living Age magazine 1921
Kentucky Superstitions by Daniel Thomas 1920 (CONTENTS: Birth and Child Life, Family Relations, Lost Articles, Wishes., Divinations, Marriage, Death and Burial, The Human Body, Saliva, Sneezes, Cures and Preventives, Fire, Dreams, Moon and Signs of the Zodiac, Crops, Vegetables, Fruits, Trees, Witches, Hoodoos, Haunted Houses, Ghosts, Evil Spirits).
Signs, Omens and Superstitions by Astra Cielo 1918 (Contents: CONTENTS: Popular Superstitions, Wedding Superstitions, Lucky Periods for Marriages, Bridal Cake — Bridesmaids, Shoes and Weddings, Rings, Engagement and Wedding Rings, Lucky and Unlucky Days and Seasons, New Year's Superstitions, April Fool's Day, Ascension Day, Easter Superstitions, St John's Eve, Candlemas Day, St. Valentine's Day, Hallowe'en Customs, Harvest Superstitions, Christmas, Signs of Good or Bad Luck, The Sign of the Cross etc.)
What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions by Clifton Johnson 1896 (Contents: The Weather, Tea-Grounds, Dreams, Charms, Fortune-Telling, Odds, Friends, Wishes, Medicinal, The Farm, Luck, Snakes, Folks, Money, Death, Warts)
Superstitions about Animals by Frank Gibson 1904
Philosophical Essay on Credulity and Superstition by Rufus Blakemen 1849 (Witchcraft, Dreams, Ghosts, Empiricism and Quackery — Credulity in Medicine, Homoeopathy, Mesmerism, Animal Fascination)
The Superstitions of Witchcraft by Howard Williams 1865
An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and popular Superstitions by James Thacker 1831
Cults, Customs and Superstitions of India by John Oman 1908
Superstition Unveiled By Charles Southwell 1854
The Fairy Mythology by Thomas Keightley 1884
A World of Wonders, with anecdotes and opinions concerning popular superstitions by A Poyntz 1845 (INCOMBUSTIBLE MEN, POPE JOAN AND THE WANDERING JEW, THE FABLES OF HISTORY, MELONS AND MONSTERS, LAST WORDS OF DYING PERSONS, PERPETUAL LAMPS AND ARCHIMEDES, FORTUNE-TELLERS AND CHIROMANCY, ALBERTUS MAGNUS AND NOSTRADAMUS, Philosopher's Stone, GIANTS AND DWARFS, ASTROLOGY, THE MOON AND LUNAR INFLUENCE, APPARITIONS, COMETS, DREAMS, PREJUDICES ATTACHED TO CERTAIN ANIMALS, THE DIVINING ROD, THE INFLUEXCE OF BELLS UPON THUNDER STORMS, SORCERERS AND MAGICIANS, GHOSTS AND VAMPIRES, APOCRYPHAL ANIMALS, SUPERNATURAL HUMAN BEINGS)
The Popular Superstitions and festive amusements of the Highlanders of Scotland by William Grant Stewart 1851 (Ghosts, Fairies, Brownies, Spunkies, Witchcraft, Weddings etc)
Bygone Church Life in Scotland by William Andrews 1899
Brand's Popular antiquities of Great Britain. Faiths and folklore; a dictionary of national beliefs, superstitions and popular customs, past and current, with their classical and foreign analogues, described and illustrated, Volume 1, 1905
Brand's Popular antiquities of Great Britain. Faiths and folklore; a Dictionary of National Beliefs, Superstitions and popular customs, past and current, with their classical and foreign analogues, described and illustrated, Volume 2, 1905
The Evil Eye, Thanatology, and, other essays by Roswell Park 1912
The Evil Eye by Charles Yale 1898
The Evil Eye. An account of this Ancient and Wide Spread Superstition by FT Elworthy 1895
Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life By Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Volume 1 1886
Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life By Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Volume 2 1886
Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life By Sarah Hutchins Killikelly Volume 3 1886
What's what in America by Eugene Brewster 1919 (Christian Science, Phrenology, Superstitions, Ghosts, Occultism etc)
Superstitious Beliefs Among College Students, article in The American Journal of Psychology 1919
The "Thirteen" Superstition Among the Fair Sex, article in the Belford Magazine
Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult sciences of the world; a comprehensive library of human belief and practice in the mysteries of life, Volume 3 by Cora Linn Daniels 1903
The Origin Of Man And Of His Superstitions by Carveth Read 1920
Essay on Superstition being an inquiry into the effects of physical influence on the mind, in the production of dreams, visions, ghosts, and other supernatural appearances 1830 by W. Newnham
Essays on Subjects connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions, and history of England in the Middle Ages by Thomas Wright Volume 1 1846
Essays on Subjects connected with the Literature, Popular Superstitions, and history of England in the Middle Ages by Thomas Wright Volume 2 1846
Handbook of Freethought - Evidences against the Superstitions of Christianity by WS Bell 1891
Philosophy of Popular Superstitions, and the effects of credulity and imagination upon the moral, social, and intellectual condition of the human race 1853 by Samuel Emmons
Friday an Unluck Day? Article in Emerson's magazine and Putnam's monthly 1857
Thirteen, article in Chamber's Journal ("Sitting down as the thirteenth at dinner was, we are told in the old Norse mythology, deemed 1 unlucky' by the Scandinavians, because, at a banquet in the Valhalla, Loki, the Scandinavian God of Strife and Evil, intruded himself on one occasion, making the ' thirteenth' guest, and succeeded in his desire to kill, with an arrow of mistletoe, Balder, the God of Peace.")
A Handy Book of Curious Information - comprising strange happenings in the life of men and animals, odd statistics, extraordinary phenomena and out of the way facts concerning the wonderlands of the earth by William Walsh 1913
Credulities Past and Present by William Jones 1898
Superstition in all ages by Jean Meslier (Roman Catholic priest who, after 30 years, wrote this anti-religious book to be published after his death) 1920
The Magic of the Horseshoe by Robert Lawrence 1897 (Fortune and luck, The Folklore of Salt, The omens of sneezing, Days of good and evil omens, Superstitious dealings with animals, The luck of odd numbers)
Fallacy of Ghosts, Dreams, and Omens with Stories of Witchcraft, Life-in-Death, and Monomania by Charles Ollier 1848
Sibylline leaves, wherein are to be found the omens of fate (Poems and artwork) 1884
Apparitions or The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted houses developed by Joseph Taylor 1814
Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews 1895
Curiosities of Superstition by WHD Adams 1882
Superstitions of the Churches, Ancient and Modern by William R. Sunman 1874
Superstition in Medicine by Hugo Magnus 1908
Observations on the Character, Customs, and Superstitions of the Irish and on some of the causes which have Retarded the Moral and Political improvement of Ireland by Daniel Dewar 1812
Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain Volume 1 by John Brand 1853
Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain Volume 2 by John Brand 1853
Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain Volume 3 by John Brand 1853
Chinese Superstitions by Joshua Vale 1906
Tales of Superstition and Chivalry by Anne Bannerman 1802
The Superstition called Socialism by G. Tunzelmann 1911
Studies of Contemporary Superstition by WH Mallock 1895 (Cowardly Agnosticism, Amateur Christianity, Marriage and Free Thought, A Catholic Theologian on Natural Religion, Science and Evolution, Fabian Economics, Socialism)
Warnings against Superstition - 4 Sermons by John Llewelyn Davies 1874
Science and Superstition by Samuel Eugene Stevens 1914
The Struggle between Science and Superstition by Arthur Lewis 1916