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- 9782386260407
- Éditeur
- Human and Literature Publishing
- Date de publication
- 20/02/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
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Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782386260407
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Transylvania might well be termed the land of superstition, for nowhere else
does this curious crooked plant of delusion flourish as persistently and in
such bewildering variety. It would almost seem as though the whole species of
demons, pixies, witches, and hobgoblins, driven from the rest of Europe by the
wand of science, had taken refuge within this mountain rampart, well aware
that here they would find secure lurking-places, whence they might defy their
persecutors yet awhile.
There are many reasons why these fabulous beings should retain an abnormally
firm hold on the soil of these parts; and looking at the matter closely we
find here no less than three separate sources of superstition.
First, there is what may be called the indigenous superstition of the country,
the scenery of which is peculiarly adapted to serve as background to all sorts
of supernatural beings and monsters.
does this curious crooked plant of delusion flourish as persistently and in
such bewildering variety. It would almost seem as though the whole species of
demons, pixies, witches, and hobgoblins, driven from the rest of Europe by the
wand of science, had taken refuge within this mountain rampart, well aware
that here they would find secure lurking-places, whence they might defy their
persecutors yet awhile.
There are many reasons why these fabulous beings should retain an abnormally
firm hold on the soil of these parts; and looking at the matter closely we
find here no less than three separate sources of superstition.
First, there is what may be called the indigenous superstition of the country,
the scenery of which is peculiarly adapted to serve as background to all sorts
of supernatural beings and monsters.
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