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Show - 3- :lance at t 1e table of co tents of any m.o·l~1.~·f' folk ore journ-.1.1 vrill- co~~firm) t ut t,"'8 fol'r lori . t ' s pat· .. is le ... d.in ·"" ... · ,... ore ~n the . ri '".Ji t ive to the :\Qr a • 1· d ' 1 u1 l"'"ilieu in v"Tbi ch the folk ·~ 3.re not :nere illiterate l'ea·o3.nt s . 'I. Am trore t_~~;:;l? su:pe1."st it io ~ be 1iefs: it.;. 7 s.t · re eupgrstit o·us beliefs? ·:eoster ' s ... s,,..) er~ti tion N vv I terna.tional Dictior..ary s y.:- t M.t tt is uan 'lb.rl .. ,~tiona.l ,:ibject at tit .. e of mind t o\ftP..r:l t e s1 perr,tl..tur~l , n ture, or Goi , rocJ?eiing from ignora.nce • . . misdirected or unenl :: ... t -:merl reli gion or inter-pret t ion of nature ; sue . ccncept iono nd their conse uant pr- ct ices as are regarded. as ~,ubv9rs ivo of tr,J.e or pure r 1lir;_j. on . " Y.e". ,, .r..e-n the 1/101"" is· ppli .... to s'?e,ific Jractic3q in .pecific sitw..tions , ot, ~r b).uestions t'is . On-3 :nust im: ,~edi~tely as1 , " ''hat COL'J.stit-utes ( an ' Irrational abj eet tt itud.e of mini 1? '1'1 '.1 i s perst it ions at'e r garied as s11'b,rersive , by 'N'..,om · ~e theY to 'l)e so rega rie'l? A.Yl if of true ot' ure 1"sli,s:ion ' ? 11 Et 1- :o og sts an 1 for ,ori ~t+1 are well Wtre ths t superstitior: is m: t ter of perspective in wh ch t •• J p l r. ce , t:tn:i attitu:13 focus the viev . |
