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Exorcism by Rabbis: Talmud Sages and Their Magic
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An article by Meir Bar-Ilan centering on the Jewish sages of the Mishnah and Talmud who dealt with magic in the religious context of their times; demonstrates survivals of this ancient phenomenon in contemporary Israeli and Palestinian religious folklore.
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Fetichism in West Africa
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By Robert Hamill Nassau (1904), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
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Islamic Resurgence and the Belief System of Rural Malays
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A lengthy scholarly article by Anne Katherine Larsen that identifies and discusses traditional folkloric "extra-religious beliefs" and customs that reside beneath, and sometimes conflict with, the ostensibly Islamic Malay culture.
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Popular Religion in Portugal
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Appearances of the Virgin at Fatima, religion in the north of Portugal, and origins of selected Portuguese popular saints considered by Ray Vogensen from a non-religious viewpoint.
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The Significance of Baptism in Estonian Folk Belief
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An article describing Estonian folk-religious customs surrounding baptism, baby naming, and the celebration of name-days.
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