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Narodnye obychai, sueveri︠i︡a, predrassudki i obr︠i︡ady krestʹ︠i︡an Saratovskoĭ gubernii
Minkh, A N (1833-1912)
1890
Includes bibliographical references.
Cottingley Fairies
1967-1977
This file contains items relating to the Cottingley Fairy photographs, and includes a photocopy of an article from the 'Times' (3 March 1921); a photocopy of a page from Harry Houdini's 'A Magician Am...
Legends, Folktales, and Witches
[1971-1974]
This file includes a photocopy of questionnaires from the University College Dublin Department of Irish Folklore questionnaire, including sections on banshees, beverages, bonfires, local songs and wel...
Popular Beliefs and Superstitions in Iboland
Uzokwe, Francis C
1979
This file contains a paper by Francis Uzokwe of the Ministry of Education, Owerri, Nigeria, on beliefs and superstitions in Imo State, Nigeria. The paper includes a list of 30 numbered beliefs.
Kuwaiti Folktales
Al-Hamdan, Amna Rashed
1967
Postgraduate study comprising four chapters. The Introduction has sections on the geography and climate of Kuwait, the origin of its people, a brief history of modern Kuwait, religion, family and soci...
Superstitions Concerning Luck: A Structural Analysis
Holliday, Thurza Elizabeth Anne
1977
An analysis of beliefs concerning good and bad luck, gathered through letters to two Manchester newspapers, the Leeds 'Evening Post' and 'The Yorkshire Post', and interviews with those readers who res...
Divination
1966-1967
This file contains items relating to aspects of divination, and includes photocopies of 19th century ms. horoscopes for Betty Snowden, Isaac Pearson, William Pearson and Elizabeth Pearson; a photocopy...
The Cottingley Fairy Photographs
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1973
This file contains an offprint copy of Sanderson's Presidential Address to the Folklore Society at their Annual General Meeting, 21 March 1973. Entitled 'The Cottingley Fairy Photographs: A Re-Apprais...
Fairy Papers
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1964-1973
This file contains two papers by Stewart Sanderson on fairies and fairy belief. These comprise 'A Prospect of Fairyland', a paper on Robert Kirk's 17th-century treatise 'The Secret Common-wealth', on ...