Fearful spirits, reasoned follies : the boundaries of superstition in late medieval Europe / Michael D. Bailey.

"Superstitions are commonplace in the modern world. Mostly, however, they evoke innocuous images of people reading their horoscopes or avoiding black cats. Certain religious practices might also come to mind--praying to St. Christopher or lighting candles for the dead. Benign as they might seem...

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Main Author: Bailey, Michael David, 1971- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013.
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