Superstitions

To avoid doing wrong to the spirits the Hmong people come up with superstitions that limit their actions such as harming nature, whistling and sighing at certain times or places, cursing out loud, tossing stones into a body of water, touching or grabbing objects off the street, and so on. Superstitions are the basis of the Hmong’s spiritual reality because it underlies the actions that should not be done by an individual. It is to raise…

Science as a Candle in the Dark, through one of the best representations of the study of knowledge: science. As Sagan puts it, “Science is a way to call the bluff of those who only pretend to knowledge. It is a bulwark against mysticism, against superstition, against religion misapplied to where…

Paranoia and despair has been a tool in survival since the beginning of humanity; during the Roman Inquisition in the 13th century, the Catholic Church was anxious from the fine line of superstition and witchcraft being a threat to their teachings. During this time period, two Theologist professors by the names of Jacob Sprenger and Heinrich Kramer crafted an essential “guidebook” for Inquisitors in search of witches. Appropriately named, Malleus Maleficarum, Latin for “The Hammer for Witches”,…

today, it becomes relatively clear that few would take their belief to this level today. Considering the latest science based facts, over the centuries there has been an inverse trajectory drawn that can show the correlation between knowledge and superstition (Hungerman, 2011). Having the capability to explain and forecast events that occur all over our world removes most of the reasons to make up a mystical doctrine. In the story of “Things Fall Apart” there was a situation that happened during…

In the Roman time period, Romans strongly believed a mixture of rituals, taboos, superstitions, and traditions from antique resources. Today, an innumerable of people worship and trust in the idea of a single, powerful god. In other countries, some believed in sacrifices and traditions. Roman state religion was incompatible with Christianity because the Christians greatly respected one god while the Romans devoted to different emperors and Roman gods. According to the Roman’s belief, religion…

Russian Witchcraft Witchcraft has a place in every culture in some way or another, however in Russia it is utilized in multiple ways. Witchcraft in Russia has been around for a long time and consists of spells, rituals, and witch trials. The belief of witchcraft has been around since the seventeenth century when there was a witch hysteria that was the start of the witch trials in Russia and the rest of Europe. Witchcraft is still around now with the use of everyday spells and the rituals such…

luck charms and other small keepsakes, that in themselves hold memories and superstitions. Among many of these barely weightless items is the necklace I got as a gift from my grandmother, a thin golden chain with a golden oval pendent, that I have carried around my neck every day for what has been so far twelve consecutive years, and along with it I carry memories, both good and bad. I also carry my family's superstitions, which in most cases are embodied in the items I physicaly carry, such as…

In England, others see Van Helsing as an outsider, but as an outsider, he utilizes his knowledge of superstitions to stop Dracula. Van Helsing becomes the foil to Dracula, representing Dracula in physique and physicals traits but symbolizes absolute good compared to Dracula as absolute evil. Instead of limiting, being an outsider rather benefits Van Helsing making him accustomed to superstitions, and as a result, Van Helsing develops into the hero who is able to combat Dracula and undo his…

Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne perfectly captures the fright driven rigidness of the Puritan way of life. Hester Prynne, the sinful protagonist of this classic novel, becomes a symbol of wickedness throughout the entire town, thus instigating superstition in the hearts…

Roman Empire was pivotal in societies attempt to understand this great tragedy. Gibbon’s arguments on the flawed power system in the empire caused by unprecedented virtues, as well as their mistaken identity in the dispute between scepticism and superstition/enthusiasm is an exceptional classification of Roman corruption. Historian and Professor J.G.A Pocock created an article to erupt Gibbons…