William E. Burns is a historian who lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

This reference work does a good job of including representative entities with associated beliefs from different centuries and cultures.

• Thematic List of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionAcupunctureAlchemyAlectoriusAmberAmbergrisAmulets and TalismansAphrodisiacsApparitionsArs NotoriaAstrologyBananasBarnacle GooseBathingBenandantiBezoarsBibliomancyBlack MassBloodBlood LibelBrunonianismCatsCaulChocolateCoffeeCometsCursesDeathDecay of NatureDefensive MagicDevil’s MarkDianaDivinationDogsDoll MagicDowsingDragonsDreamsEarthquakesEclipsesElemental SystemsElementalsElephantsEvil EyeExcrementExecution MagicFairiesFlat EarthFossilsFoxesFrogsGarlicGender and Sexual DifferenceGeocentrismGeomancyGhostsGoatsGoldGolemGreat Chain of BeingHand of GloryHares and RabbitsHepatoscopyHerbsHermes TrismegistusHieroglyphicsHorses and DonkeysHorseshoesHumours, Theory ofHyenasIfa DivinationIncantation BowlsIncubi/SuccubiIntersex ConditionsIronJinnKabbalahLeft-handednessLettrismLightningLilithLove MagicLuckLycanthropyMacrocosm/MicrocosmMagnetismMandinga PouchesMandrakesMenstruationMesmerism and Animal MagnetismMirrorsMistletoeMonstersMoonMummiesNatural MagicNaturphilosophieNecromancyNew World InferiorityObeahOnionsOracle BonesOtoliths, FishPalmistryPhysiognomyPigsPossession and ExorcismPre-AdamitesPrecious StonesPregnancy and ChildbirthProdigiesRaceRainRainbowsRats and MiceRavens and CrowsRelicsRosesRosicrucianismRoyal TouchSabianismSaffronSageSatanic PactScryingSecond SightSeventh ChildrenSex ChangeSibylsSilverSnakesSolomonSolstices and EquinoxesSpidersSpontaneous GenerationSunSwallow StonesSyphilisTarotTeaTheriacToadsTobaccoTrepanationTwinsUnicornVampiresVolcanoesWeapon-SalveWild HuntWitchcraftWolves and CoyotesYellow EmperorYijingYin/YangYogaYokaiSelected BibliographyIndex

William E. Burns is a historian who lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

This reference work does a good job of including representative entities with associated beliefs from different centuries and cultures.

• Thematic List of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionAcupunctureAlchemyAlectoriusAmberAmbergrisAmulets and TalismansAphrodisiacsApparitionsArs NotoriaAstrologyBananasBarnacle GooseBathingBenandantiBezoarsBibliomancyBlack MassBloodBlood LibelBrunonianismCatsCaulChocolateCoffeeCometsCursesDeathDecay of NatureDefensive MagicDevil’s MarkDianaDivinationDogsDoll MagicDowsingDragonsDreamsEarthquakesEclipsesElemental SystemsElementalsElephantsEvil EyeExcrementExecution MagicFairiesFlat EarthFossilsFoxesFrogsGarlicGender and Sexual DifferenceGeocentrismGeomancyGhostsGoatsGoldGolemGreat Chain of BeingHand of GloryHares and RabbitsHepatoscopyHerbsHermes TrismegistusHieroglyphicsHorses and DonkeysHorseshoesHumours, Theory ofHyenasIfa DivinationIncantation BowlsIncubi/SuccubiIntersex ConditionsIronJinnKabbalahLeft-handednessLettrismLightningLilithLove MagicLuckLycanthropyMacrocosm/MicrocosmMagnetismMandinga PouchesMandrakesMenstruationMesmerism and Animal MagnetismMirrorsMistletoeMonstersMoonMummiesNatural MagicNaturphilosophieNecromancyNew World InferiorityObeahOnionsOracle BonesOtoliths, FishPalmistryPhysiognomyPigsPossession and ExorcismPre-AdamitesPrecious StonesPregnancy and ChildbirthProdigiesRaceRainRainbowsRats and MiceRavens and CrowsRelicsRosesRosicrucianismRoyal TouchSabianismSaffronSageSatanic PactScryingSecond SightSeventh ChildrenSex ChangeSibylsSilverSnakesSolomonSolstices and EquinoxesSpidersSpontaneous GenerationSunSwallow StonesSyphilisTarotTeaTheriacToadsTobaccoTrepanationTwinsUnicornVampiresVolcanoesWeapon-SalveWild HuntWitchcraftWolves and CoyotesYellow EmperorYijingYin/YangYogaYokaiSelected BibliographyIndex

William E. Burns is a historian who lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

This reference work does a good job of including representative entities with associated beliefs from different centuries and cultures.

• Thematic List of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionAcupunctureAlchemyAlectoriusAmberAmbergrisAmulets and TalismansAphrodisiacsApparitionsArs NotoriaAstrologyBananasBarnacle GooseBathingBenandantiBezoarsBibliomancyBlack MassBloodBlood LibelBrunonianismCatsCaulChocolateCoffeeCometsCursesDeathDecay of NatureDefensive MagicDevil’s MarkDianaDivinationDogsDoll MagicDowsingDragonsDreamsEarthquakesEclipsesElemental SystemsElementalsElephantsEvil EyeExcrementExecution MagicFairiesFlat EarthFossilsFoxesFrogsGarlicGender and Sexual DifferenceGeocentrismGeomancyGhostsGoatsGoldGolemGreat Chain of BeingHand of GloryHares and RabbitsHepatoscopyHerbsHermes TrismegistusHieroglyphicsHorses and DonkeysHorseshoesHumours, Theory ofHyenasIfa DivinationIncantation BowlsIncubi/SuccubiIntersex ConditionsIronJinnKabbalahLeft-handednessLettrismLightningLilithLove MagicLuckLycanthropyMacrocosm/MicrocosmMagnetismMandinga PouchesMandrakesMenstruationMesmerism and Animal MagnetismMirrorsMistletoeMonstersMoonMummiesNatural MagicNaturphilosophieNecromancyNew World InferiorityObeahOnionsOracle BonesOtoliths, FishPalmistryPhysiognomyPigsPossession and ExorcismPre-AdamitesPrecious StonesPregnancy and ChildbirthProdigiesRaceRainRainbowsRats and MiceRavens and CrowsRelicsRosesRosicrucianismRoyal TouchSabianismSaffronSageSatanic PactScryingSecond SightSeventh ChildrenSex ChangeSibylsSilverSnakesSolomonSolstices and EquinoxesSpidersSpontaneous GenerationSunSwallow StonesSyphilisTarotTeaTheriacToadsTobaccoTrepanationTwinsUnicornVampiresVolcanoesWeapon-SalveWild HuntWitchcraftWolves and CoyotesYellow EmperorYijingYin/YangYogaYokaiSelected BibliographyIndex