How does one define 'superstition' ?
If one goes by the common definition of it being an irrational belief, to an
athiest, belief in God is also being superstitious as the existence of God
is not a proven fact.
Common ones I have heard:
* Black cat crossing your path
* Animal sacrifice to please Go
women perpetuate their bondage more than all
other adverse influences"
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:29:06 +0530
> From: uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in
> To: assam@assamnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Assam] superstition
>
> Alpana Baideo,
> Have you t
Alpana Baideo,
Have you tried these links for some hints:
http://www.printsasia.com/book/Assamese-Popular-Superstition-and-Assamese-Demonology-B-Rajkhowa
http://www.easternbookcorporation.com/moreinfo.php?txt_searchstring=14584
http://tourismassam.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_8915.html
I do not
Is there a book written on supersition and how it has affected the Assamese
society?
Do you think the "educated" (including the 'Bilaat-Ferot' or the ones still
living in 'Bilaat') could clear their minds from the 'elandhu-kolia' or
superstitious beliefs?
Also, are all proverbs evidence-b
