Ancient Beliefs And Modern Superstitions
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Ancient Beliefs and Modern Superstitions
Author | : Martin Lings |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781901383027 |
Drawing upon his wide knowledge of world religions the author in this book strikes at the root of everything that makes it difficult for people today to believe wholeheartedly in religion and in doing so, it shows modern man to be, in his own peculiar twenty-first century way, the embodiment of superstition in its most dangerous form. We are faced in the modern world with a situation similar to that in the fable of the Emperor's new clothes. This book aims to speak the truth about the modern outlook especially concerning science and metaphysics, in order to dispell the illusion that prevents the intellect from seeing things as they really are.
The Betrayal of Tradition
Author | : Harry Oldmeadow |
Publisher | : World Wisdom, Inc |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780941532556 |
This collection of essays by eminent traditionalists and contemporary thinkers throws into sharp relief many of the urgent problems of today.
Superstitions of the Churches, Ancient and Modern
Author | : William R. Sunman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1874 |
Genre | : Rationalism |
ISBN | : |
The Superstition Diaries From Ancient Lore to Modern Beliefs
Author | : Brenda dunams |
Publisher | : Pencil |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2023-11-11 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9358834951 |
Tales of Fear, Belief, and the Unseen", From ancient civilizations to modern times, this comprehensive exploration uncovers the fascinating stories behind superstitions.
Superstition: A Very Short Introduction
Author | : Stuart Vyse |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2020-01-23 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0192551310 |
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that 33 percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and 23 percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today? This Very Short Introduction explores the nature and surprising history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, despite our apparent sophistication and technological advances, superstitious belief and behaviour remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune. Stuart Vyse takes an exciting look at the varieties of popular superstitious beliefs today and the psychological reasons behind their continued existence, as well as the likely future course of superstition in our increasingly connected world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
A Believable World
Author | : Bahar Hatami |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-07-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Inside this book some of the world's most unconventional beliefs, rituals, and superstitions are revealed. Read about Shingon monks of Japan who believed in mummifying themselves while they were still alive and how they did it; women of the Dani tribe deep in the Indonesian jungle who amputate one of their fingers in performing the ritual of Ikipalin when a loved one dies; and boys in the Brazilian Amazon who achieve manhood by withstanding the severe, paralyzing pain of being bitten by bullet ants for several hours. These are just a few of the beliefs you will explore in the eye-opening true stories of rituals practiced around the world. Colorful illustrations throughout the book allow you to see the world through a new lens.Author Bahar Hatami writes, "Rituals and beliefs may be different throughout the world but the powerful effects they have on our minds and bodies may be the same. We all share this same experience and phenomenon in some way or another."In doing my research for this book I wanted to share different stories from around the world to hopefully come to a better understanding of where our beliefs stem from as a society, culture, or religion."
Inventing Superstition
Author | : Dale B. Martin |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0674040694 |
The Roman author Pliny the Younger characterizes Christianity as “contagious superstition”; two centuries later the Christian writer Eusebius vigorously denounces Greek and Roman religions as vain and impotent “superstitions.” The term of abuse is the same, yet the two writers suggest entirely different things by “superstition.” Dale Martin provides the first detailed genealogy of the idea of superstition, its history over eight centuries, from classical Greece to the Christianized Roman Empire of the fourth century C.E. With illuminating reference to the writings of philosophers, historians, and medical teachers he demonstrates that the concept of superstition was invented by Greek intellectuals to condemn popular religious practices and beliefs, especially the belief that gods or other superhuman beings would harm people or cause disease. Tracing the social, political, and cultural influences that informed classical thinking about piety and superstition, nature and the divine, Inventing Superstition exposes the manipulation of the label of superstition in arguments between Greek and Roman intellectuals on the one hand and Christians on the other, and the purposeful alteration of the idea by Neoplatonic philosophers and Christian apologists in late antiquity. Inventing Superstition weaves a powerfully coherent argument that will transform our understanding of religion in Greek and Roman culture and the wider ancient Mediterranean world.
The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions
Author | : Carveth Read |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2022-05-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The study explains a hypothesis that the human race has descended from some ape-like stock by a series of changes which began and, until recently, were maintained by the practice of hunting in pack for animal food, instead of being content with the fruits and other nutritious products of the tropical forest.
Giant Book of Superstitions
Author | : Claudia DeLys |
Publisher | : Carol Publishing Corporation |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1979-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780806507217 |
Explores the evolution and meaning of and describes practices associated with common superstitious beliefs about nature, animals, men and women, love, food, luck, and other topics.