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71:āThe good manā who owns the croft is an ambiguous figure. He is an imagined source of magical power, and, in the context of the Christian church, could only be understood as the devil ā an instance of the process of demonisation of the gods and spirits of the pagan past.
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935:tetraphobia
874:Troll cross
763:Bayern-luck
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622:Maneki-neko
617:Kanai Anzen
602:Pichal Peri
597:Nazar battu
483:I'noGo tied
311:Main topics
215:: 103ā124.
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1316:Numerology
1291:Divination
1245:Witch ball
1195:Rainmaking
1098:First-foot
1058:Cramp-ring
1048:Bullroarer
890:Wolfssegen
884:Witch post
778:Cornicello
702:Palad khik
682:Pagtatawas
95:References
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1033:Black cat
822:Need-fire
712:Nang Kwak
662:Albularyo
647:Feng shui
642:Fan death
587:Navaratna
557:Chhaupadi
405:Gris-gris
338:Talismans
181:19 August
1514:Land use
1286:Debunker
817:Mooncalf
773:Cimaruta
727:Jin Chan
463:Curupira
448:Carranca
443:BrujerĆa
424:Americas
323:Evil eye
126:: 20ā45.
80:Aberdeen
50:Shetland
33:crofters
29:Scotland
1259:Related
992:27 Club
900:General
637:Omamori
612:Akabeko
582:Muhurta
552:(ghost)
453:Cooties
1170:Nelson
746:Europe
707:Takrut
667:Barang
657:Agimat
562:Churel
388:Africa
318:Amulet
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1392:This
1185:Penny
1063:Curse
951:11:11
687:Pasma
672:Kulam
632:Ofuda
592:Nazar
550:Bhoot
493:Susto
468:Djucu
410:Sampy
352:Lists
120:(PDF)
1455:stub
1398:stub
1130:Jinx
692:Usog
677:Lihi
517:Asia
498:Veve
400:Buda
333:Omen
328:Luck
257:ISBN
183:2020
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