13 : The World's Most Popular Superstition /Nathaniel Lachenmeyer

By:

Lachenmeyer Nathaniel

Language: English Publication details: London, Profile, 2004Description: xiii, 212 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9781861976284

Subject(s):

bijgeloof friday the thirteenth superstition superstitions thirteen (the number)

DDC classification:

001.96 LAC

Summary: "Nathaniel Lachenmeyer uncovers the history, psychology and evolution of unlucky 13. But this is also a book about superstition in general - why do people believe in superstitions, knowing them to be irrational? How and why do superstitions die out?" "Unlucky 13 is the world's most universal superstition. Why? Nathaniel Lachenmeyer reveals its origins, and also the myths surrounding them."--Jacket

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, A WING	001.96 LAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	312369

Includes index

"Nathaniel Lachenmeyer uncovers the history, psychology and evolution of unlucky 13. But this is also a book about superstition in general - why do people believe in superstitions, knowing them to be irrational? How and why do superstitions die out?" "Unlucky 13 is the world's most universal superstition. Why? Nathaniel Lachenmeyer reveals its origins, and also the myths surrounding them."--Jacket

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