Belief in omens
1omens — Occurrences outside human control, interpreted by communal tradition as foretelling future events (e.g. seeing *magpies, hearing an *owl hoot); they differ from *taboo actions which cause bad luck but can and should be avoided, and also from… …
2Divination — • The seeking after knowledge of future or hidden things by inadequate means Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Divination Divination …
3shirk — /sherrk/, v.t. 1. to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.). v.i. 2. to evade work, duty, etc. n. 3. a shirker. [1625 35; obscurely akin to SHARK2] Syn. 1. shun, avoid, dodge. * * * In Islam, idolatry and polytheism, both of which are regarded… …
4Creencias sobre vampiros — Le Vampire, litografía de R. de Moraine en Les Tribunaux secrets (1864). A lo largo de la historia y en numerosas culturas h …
5superstition — n 1. blind belief, warped notion, fallacy, mare s nest; illusion, delusion, mote in the eye; prejudice, prepossession, fanaticism; irrational fear, belief in omens, obsession; myth, fable, old wives tale. 2. evil eye, It. male occhio; hobgoblin,… …
6Tikoloshe — Tokoloshe or Tikoloshe. From the Xhosa word uthikoloshe. The tokoloshe is a short, hairy, dwarf like creature from Bantu folklore. It is a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by swallowing a pebble. Tokoloshes are called upon by …
7Impundulu — The Impundulu (or izulucite book last =Jȩdrej first =M. Charles coauthors =Rosalind Shaw title =Dreaming, Religion and Society in Africa publisher =BRILL year =1992 pages =155 url =http://www.google.co.uk/books?id=sj1zcfP1cJgC pg=PA155 d isbn… …
8Wang Chong — or Wang Ch ung born AD 27, Kuiji, China died 100?, Kuiji Chinese philosopher of the Han dynasty. A rationalistic naturalist, he paved the way for the critical spirit of the next philosophical period and prepared China for the advent of Neo Daoism …
9Impundulu — El Scopus umbretta, algunos creen que es la manifestación del Impundulu. El Impundulu o rayo de aves (o Izulu,[1] inyoni yezulu …
10superstition — n. 1. Bigotry, fanaticism. 2. False religion, worship of false gods, irrational worship. 3. Belief in omens. 4. Excessive nicety, scrupulous exactness …
