This is an intelligent book, entertaining, too, and well written. It reminds us of two important matters in family life, that are often overlooked: (1) the parents have rights as well as duties; (2) that family life is not lived in a vacuum, but is closely related to the world around it, and profoundly affected by the world's superstitions, codes and beliefs. It even realises that parents are P...

The purpose of this study is to identify the influence superstitious beliefs on residential property buyer’s decision-making in Sri Lanka. Despite plethora research devoted affecting prices, limited studies are available discussing effects entire buyer process. Besides, no dedicated discuss issue pertaining Lankan market. Rooted Vastu, Almanac, and Islamic discipline, exist These beliefs, whole...

Sufi shrines hold great importance in Pakistani society. Followers of the shrines consider it sacred place and they perform different rituals there. The role of Sufis has been considered as intermediary who lead towards the path of God and success. Present study deployed qualitative research technique whereby data was drawn from 19 in-depth interviews at the Hazrat Mian Mir’s Shrine in Lahore. ...

The highlanders of Ratanakiri, Cambodia believe that certain mountains cannot be hunted or logged because they are the abode of powerful spirits. They are convinced that mountain spirits will exact revenge on them in the form of serious injury or illness if they do not follow the animist behavioral etiquette regarding these sacred peaks. It may seem easy to dismiss these convictions as ancient ...

This article examines the role of indigenous knowledge (IK) in increasing food security. It questions whether IK can be regarded as inferior to security given that scientists and technologists use scientific methods The rationales for examination stem from notion while has been recognised one avenue security, such is treated modern measures or techniques. People who are associated with poverty,...

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves that we are underlings." The words of Shakespeare are not dimmed for us. In some respects we are nearer to the thought of his day than we like to admit, for the cults of astrology, numerology and their ilk still find ready adherents. The superstitions of the ball diamond seem to amuse us but it is disappointing to find counterpart...

The main interest of this essay is the analysis of the document from the State Archive in Venice (file: Capi del Consiglio de' Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche) which is connected with the episode from 1748 when the inhabitants of the village žrnove on the island of Korčula in Croatia opened tombs on the local cemetery in the fear of the vampires treating. This essay try to show som...

A teacher by profession, Yakubu has for the past 15 years been a volunteer for the Ghana Guinea Worm Eradication Programme, and one of the biggest obstacles he has had to overcome is the entrenched belief that attributes guinea-worm disease to the will of the gods or witchcraft. “It took some time before I was able to erase these gods, curses and superstitions from their minds,” Yakubu says. Li...