Black Cats Evil Eyes, Chloe Rhodes
Black Cats Evil Eyes, Chloe Rhodes
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Black Cats & Evil Eyes
A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions

Author: Chloe Rhodes

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/29/2022

Synopsis

This collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing old-fashioned superstitions, many of which we still find ourselves abiding by today. Hundreds of the beliefs passed down through the generations have their foundations in our ancestors' efforts to ward off evil, which they blamed for hardship, illness, and injustice in times when life was, as often as not, "nasty, brutish and short." Black Cats and Evil Eyes sets these superstitions in their historical and social context, explaining how fear of the Devil, demons, evil spirits, and witchcraft drove people to arm themselves with rituals and talismans to repel dark forces and allow them to live long and healthy lives. In examining many of our common superstitions, this book illuminates the customs, beliefs, and practices that link us to an ancient, and often darker, human past.

About Chloe Rhodes

Chloe Rhodes is the author of A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi," One for Sorrow, and The Office Book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rikke on June 19, 2014

As so many reviewers has mentioned before me, this little book is beautifully executed. Its front cover is gorgeous and the illustrations within are quirky and eye-catching. The book is organized very logically and it is easy to find the myths that you're interested in. However, that is about the onl......more

Goodreads review by Niki on March 06, 2021

Started out strong and witty but devolved into boring, repetitive, and sometimes flat out wrong (no, Odin's ravens are not named Huginn and Midgard *eyeroll*) by the end, not to mention how it didn't even have an epilogue at the end and it was suddenly over, straight into acknowledgements. Would pro......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on March 18, 2020

Black cats and evil eyes is a collection of random superstitions. The book explains the superstition origins, how they were incorporated in our day to day lives. Some of these are well-known while the others have faded over the years. It was amazing to see so many similarities despite the difference......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on June 30, 2021

Great little book. I'm very superstitious and reading this actually reassured me. Also, I especially liked the bit about magpies in Manchester.......more

Goodreads review by Angustia⋆Cósmica on August 08, 2022

Pretty good read. Helped me lots to have something available to read if I had some free minutes as work, so as to keep a steady rhythm. A nice lil info dump cut in bite-sized pieces, it'll help you a lot in the random trivia department. Also the cover is super cute.......more

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