Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions (Registro nro. 82405)
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| LC control number | 17016017 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
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| Classification number | BL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Adams, W. H. Davenport |
| Fuller form of name | (William Henry Davenport), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1828-1891 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2012-12-05 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Buddhism, its origin and ceremonies -- Magianism: the Parsees -- Jewish superstitions -- Brahmanism -- Hindu mythology, and the Vishnu Purana -- In China: Confucianism, Taouism, and Buddhism -- Among the Malays, the Slamatan Bromok, the Dyaks, the Papuan tribes, the Ahetas -- The savage races of Asia: the Samojedes; the Mongols; the Ostiaks; in Tibet -- Some African superstitions -- The Zulu witch-finders -- Zabianism and serpent-worship -- Polynesian superstitions -- The Fiji islanders -- The religion of the Maories -- The North American Indians -- Among the Eskimos -- A mediæval superstition: the flagellants -- Scottish superstitions: Halloween -- Second sight; divination; universality of certain superstitions; fairies in Scotland. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions" by W. H. Davenport Adams is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The work delves into various superstitions and lesser-known religions from around the world, exploring their origins, rituals, and beliefs. This exploration provides readers with an intriguing look into how different cultures have understood and interacted with the divine through their unique practices and customs. The opening of the text introduces Buddhism and examines its distinctive prayer practices, particularly the use of prayer-wheels by Buddhists, which serve as a mechanized form of devotion. The narrative describes how these wheels allow practitioners to engage with their faith while attending to daily tasks. Additionally, Adams reflects on the ceremonial aspects of Buddhism and contrasts them with Christian prayer practices, positing that both can fall into perfunctory routines. This section sets the stage for a broader discussion of superstition and religious beliefs, inviting readers to consider the complexities and peculiarities that characterize human spirituality across different cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Folklore |
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| Uncontrolled term | Superstition |
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| Uncontrolled term | Religions |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41566">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41566</a> |
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