Superstition and Education
Author | : Fletcher Bascom Dresslar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Fletcher Bascom Dresslar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Fletcher Bascom Dresslar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles Arthur Sylvester Hynam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Superstition |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Fletcher Bascom Dressler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Stuart A. Vyse |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2013-11 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 019999692X |
In this fully updated edition of Believing in Magic, renowned superstition expert Stuart Vyse investigates our tendency towards these irrational beliefs.
Author | : Paul R. Gross |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1997-12-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1421404877 |
The widely acclaimed response to the postmodernists attacks on science, with a new afterword. With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to subjects far outside their traditional disciplines and areas of expertise. In Higher Superstition scientists Paul Gross and Norman Levitt raise serious questions about the growing criticism of science by humanists and social scientists on the "academic left." This edition of Higher Superstition includes a new afterword by the authors.