Superstitions of Death & the Supernatural

Superstitions of Death & the Supernatural gathers dictionary-style entries on beliefs surrounding death, the dead and supernatural forces. It belongs to the wider Encyclopedia of Superstitions project, presenting traditions and explanations in a concise reference format rather than as a collection of ghost stories.

The material covers the customs, omens and ideas attached to mortality and otherworldly belief, preserving the vocabulary and assumptions through which such subjects were recorded. Christina Hole’s association with the revised and enlarged work places it within her broader study of British folklore and popular tradition. The book is also bibliographically linked with Edwin Radford and M. A. Radford, reflecting its development from an earlier encyclopaedic publication.