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Omens and superstitions of southern India

Title
Omens and superstitions of southern India, by Edgar Thurston.
Author
Thurston, Edgar, 1855-1935.
Publication
London, T.F. Unwin, 1912.

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Description
320 pages plates; 23 cm
Subject
  • Folklore > India
  • Dravidians > Folklore
  • Omens
  • Superstition
  • Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Superstitions
  • folklore (culture-related concept)
  • Superstition
  • Dravidians
  • Omens
  • India
Genre/Form
Folklore
Note
  • "This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency and the native states of Travancore and Cochin."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Omens -- Animal superstitions -- The evil eye -- Snake worship -- Vows, votive and other offerings -- Charms -- Human sacrifice -- Magic and human life -- Magic and magicians -- Divination and fortune-telling -- Some agricultural ceremonies -- Rain-making ceremonies.
LCCN
12023703
OCLC
  • ocm00844561
  • 844561
  • SCSB-312150
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library