fictitious entity, although belief in similar vampiric creatures such as the chupacabra still persists in some cultures. Early folk belief in vampires has sometimes...

or perhaps a belief "she believes that eating ice cream will make her happy." These commonsense notions of how people think is called "folk psychology."...

as neuroscience progresses. Similarly, they argue that folk psychological concepts such as belief, desire and intention do not have any consistent neurological...

traditional literature in the introduction to the book Happily Ever After: Sharing Folk Literature With Elementary and Middle School Students: Traditional literature:...

This is a belief that after death, one will be born again in some form. There are many belief systems around this idea. A Southeast Asian folk tradition...

The Pagan Beliefs Surrounding Christmas Introduction The Date Jesus was Born Traditions of Christmas The Christmas Tree Bibliography...

malevolent spirit possessing a corpse or by being bitten by a vampire. Belief in such legends became so pervasive that in some areas it caused mass hysteria...

interesting way! This obvious first step is often ignored, and as a result folk solve problems that do not actually exist, or else re-invent the wheel. As...

the Sylhet region in Bangladesh. This enchanting collection of ballads and folk tales offers a window into the mystical world of Sylhet, where reality and...

Orishas and Loa. The practice of sticking pins in voodoo dolls has history in folk magic. "Voodoo dolls" are often associated with New Orleans Voodoo and Hoodoo...

espouses, and the stated platform of Grindelwald before him, is that magical folk, and by extension those bred only from other witches or wizards, are somehow...

solve them based on their experience and beliefs. While the successful guesses and solutions become the folk wisdom passed on to the next generation,...

border. This song line suggestions the writer had the widely-held mistaken belief that Texarkana is partially in Louisiana. While the meaning of the name...

Talk Page: Discussion Subject: Folk religions Category: Australian Esoterica Purpose: This book aims to realign European Neopagan seasonal practises in...

fields, especially when it comes to literature, folk dancing, philosophy, classical music, traditional folk-music, ballet, architecture, painting, cinema...

House-elves are perhaps the most mistreated and maligned among all magical folk, being virtual slaves without rights, representation, or purpose other than...

modality of Vaughan Williams identifies the folk-influence and connection that Vaughan Williams music had to folk music. Thus, the importance his music played...

other moral crusaders frequently create "folk devils," individuals or groups defined as evil and immoral. Folk devils allow us to channel our blame and...

into any of the cycles. Additionally, there are a small number of recorded folk tales that, while not strictly mythological, feature personages from one...

with Professor Moody must have been galling. Additionally, it is common belief that Snape has long sought the Defence Against The Dark Arts position. Snape...