Magpies & Red Skies

The enchanting origins of 100 superstitions

Willow Winsham (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2022
Welbeck (Verlag)
978-1-80279-191-4 (ISBN)

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Weaving between folklores, religions, cultures and traditions, Magpies & Red Skies is an illustrated exploration of 100 of the most curious beliefs from around the world.

Find a penny, pick it up
All day long you'll have good luck

Whether hopping over cracks, saluting magpies or knocking on wood, we all seek good fortune through performing curious rituals. But is there ancient wisdom behind the folklore of superstition?

In this exquisitely illustrated tour through thousands of years of tradition, Willow Winsham explores the mysterious origins behind 100 of the most intriguing superstitions from across the globe.

Willow Winsham is an author and historian specializing in witchcraft and folklore. She is the author of England's Witchcraft Trials, Accused: British Witches Throughout History, and co-author of Treasury of Folklore - Seas and Rivers and Treasury of Folklore - Woodlands and Forests. Willow is co-founder of #Folklorethursday, the popular website and Twitter account that shares fascinating stories and traditions from around the world.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.06.2023
Zusatzinfo	100 clr and b&w illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 212 mm
Gewicht	580 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-80279-191-4 / 1802791914
ISBN-13	978-1-80279-191-4 / 9781802791914
Zustand	Neuware