by Pancracio Celdrán Gomariz · Editorial Viceversa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492819669
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«Diccionario de manías y supersticiones» is the dictionary by Pancracio Celdrán Gomariz, published by Editorial Viceversa in paperback.
Crossing your fingers at a black cat, touching wood or avoiding the number thirteen are some of the more than a thousand quirks and beliefs gathered in this work. Pancracio Celdrán traces the origin, history and explanation of these rites and customs, showing how human beings have tried since Antiquity to ward off evil and attract good luck.
First edition (2011), 480 pages in Spanish. Part of the «Viceversa Ayer y hoy» collection.
For readers interested in folklore, popular traditions and historical explanations of everyday superstitions.
