The Psychology of Superstition
By Gustav Jahoda
Is superstition merely a convenient tag for beliefs we do not share? Or is it a manifestation of basic human characteristics prevailing in every culture, including our own?
In this carefully documented book Professor Jahoda shows that superstition is not solely confined to the Dark Aces or to the poor and ignorant, but is an integral part of humanity intimately tied up with our character and environment. In his own assessment of this complex human phenomenon Janoda stresses that superstition involves far more than avoiding ladders and touching wood. It Shares with the magical inventions of childhood and the researches of science an attempt to explain and control lan ever-changing world.
By Gustav Jahoda
Is superstition merely a convenient tag for beliefs we do not share? Or is it a manifestation of basic human characteristics prevailing in every culture, including our own?
In this carefully documented book Professor Jahoda shows that superstition is not solely confined to the Dark Aces or to the poor and ignorant, but is an integral part of humanity intimately tied up with our character and environment. In his own assessment of this complex human phenomenon Janoda stresses that superstition involves far more than avoiding ladders and touching wood. It Shares with the magical inventions of childhood and the researches of science an attempt to explain and control lan ever-changing world.
By Gustav Jahoda
Is superstition merely a convenient tag for beliefs we do not share? Or is it a manifestation of basic human characteristics prevailing in every culture, including our own?
In this carefully documented book Professor Jahoda shows that superstition is not solely confined to the Dark Aces or to the poor and ignorant, but is an integral part of humanity intimately tied up with our character and environment. In his own assessment of this complex human phenomenon Janoda stresses that superstition involves far more than avoiding ladders and touching wood. It Shares with the magical inventions of childhood and the researches of science an attempt to explain and control lan ever-changing world.
