superstitious practices

Historically, it has been associated with a variety of superstitious practices.

But it is certain that superstitious practices and pagan activities had not died out.

The formal Church disapproved of superstitious practices but was powerless to do much about them.

The local people there engaged in superstitious practices which, according to him, constituted a return to paganism.

These crimes could range from heresy, sorcery, witchcraft, and other superstitious practices.

These superstitious practices were very common and differed from the medical training that scholarly physicians attempted to provide through their research and writing.

Periyar then asks why can't the government pass an Act that legalizes weddings which avoid the above-mentioned superstitious practices.

As a consequence, the warlike character of Tullus broke down; he resorted to religion and petty, superstitious practices.

If monks could act in such a way, tormenting relics, it was hardly surprising that ordinary people resorted to spells and superstitious practices.

Once again, there seems to have been a phenomenon of superstitious practices and an over-reaction against them by the common people pressing Church and State to act.

Snapshot photography, comparative study of religions, folklore relative to various amatory and superstitious practices, contemplation of the celestial constellations.

Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu ("Me Gran'dad 'ad an Elephant", 1951) is a fierce attack on the superstitious practices that existed among Muslims.

It aims to spread rationalist, humanist and atheist ideas and to encourage intercultural marriages and to curb superstitious practices.

The Catechism attempts to dispel commonly held preconceptions or misunderstandings about Catholic doctrine relating to superstitious practices:

Buddhism was acceptable and it was useful as a tool of the revolution if it was purged of superstitious practices which had accrued over time.

Fortunetellers say that many of the mainland visitors are actually mid-level Communist Party officials, who ignore the Party's rejection of superstitious practices when they come for a session.

The "superstitious practices" Rammohan Roy objected included sati, caste rigidity, polygamy and child marriages and Lord Bentinck helped him to enforce the law.

Grueber was sent to Rome in order to defend Jesuit astronomer Adam Schall against the accusation of 'fostering superstitious practices' (motivated by his working on the Chinese calendar).

Furthermore, the Bahá'í writings state that science without religion would lead to a person becoming totally materialistic, and religion without science would lead to a person falling into superstitious practices.

Apart from the red underwear, the ball may be associated with many other superstitious practices, such as jumping on one leg around a monument - all of which are supposed to help students pass their matura.

A few volumes, therefore, must contain all the polemical writings of pagan priests: And their whole theology must consist more of traditional stories and superstitious practices than of philosophical argument and controversy.

According to the Praxis, witchcraft was a heinous crime that went unpunished too often because of the ignorance of magistrates, and which also covered love charms, fortune-telling, astrology and other superstitious practices.

Working in such an unpredictable profession as football, it seems that many players and managers choose to abandon all sense of rationality in a belief that their superstitious practices can actually influence the outcome of a game.

Traditional Chinese medicine in the early 1900s consisted of purely superstitious practices, such as charms and magic, or medicine practiced by the Chinese physician, who was usually unlicensed and gained his position through heredity.

Such austerity is not merely an implicit rebuke to mainstream monks, some of whom charge large sums for ceremonies, tell fortunes, predict lottery numbers, sell phallic amulets and engage in other animist or superstitious practices.