Superstition: A Very Short Introduction

by Stuart Vyse and Stuart A. Vyse

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198819250
• ISBN13: 9780198819257
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"