Project Gutenberg 2012-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 365 Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) 1828 1891 Adams, William Henry Davenport Adams, W.H. 17016017 Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions Buddhism, its origin and ceremonies -- Magianism: the Parsees -- Jewish superstitions -- Brahmanism -- Hindu mythology, and the Vishnu Purana -- In China: Confucianism, Taouism, and Buddhism -- Among the Malays, the Slamatan Bromok, the Dyaks, the Papuan tribes, the Ahetas -- The savage races of Asia: the Samojedes; the Mongols; the Ostiaks; in Tibet -- Some African superstitions -- The Zulu witch-finders -- Zabianism and serpent-worship -- Polynesian superstitions -- The Fiji islanders -- The religion of the Maories -- The North American Indians -- Among the Eskimos -- A mediæval superstition: the flagellants -- Scottish superstitions: Halloween -- Second sight; divination; universality of certain superstitions; fairies in Scotland. E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Curiosities of Superstition, and Sketches of Some Unrevealed Religions" by W. H. Davenport Adams is a historical account published in the late 19th century. The work delves into various superstitions and lesser-known religions from around the world, exploring their origins, rituals, and beliefs. This exploration provides readers with an intriguing look into how different cultures have understood and interacted with the divine through their unique practices and customs. The opening of the text introduces Buddhism and examines its distinctive prayer practices, particularly the use of prayer-wheels by Buddhists, which serve as a mechanized form of devotion. The narrative describes how these wheels allow practitioners to engage with their faith while attending to daily tasks. Additionally, Adams reflects on the ceremonial aspects of Buddhism and contrasts them with Christian prayer practices, positing that both can fall into perfunctory routines. This section sets the stage for a broader discussion of superstition and religious beliefs, inviting readers to consider the complexities and peculiarities that characterize human spirituality across different cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41566/41566-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore Superstition Religions BL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 807285 2025-06-16T18:53:36.698535 text/html 809664 2012-12-05T15:20:42 text/html 350593 2025-06-16T18:53:47.580480 application/epub+zip 357988 2025-06-16T18:53:38.594516 application/epub+zip 357987 2025-06-16T18:53:37.630581 application/epub+zip 575714 2025-06-16T18:53:54.425480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504974 2025-06-16T18:53:46.294504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505514 2022-09-19T04:43:24.560737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740401 2025-06-16T18:53:35.479591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 740040 2012-12-05T15:14:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18081 2025-06-16T18:53:54.592445 application/rdf+xml 9812 2025-06-16T18:53:37.763555 image/jpeg 1506 2025-06-16T18:53:37.699537 image/jpeg 329059 2025-06-16T18:53:36.771539 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia