Omens and Superstitions of Southern India
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00 - Preface
2:19 -
01 - Omens part 1
33:48 -
02 - Omens Part 2
37:57 -
03 - Omens Part 3
21:50 -
04 - Omens Part 4
22:21 -
05 - Animals Part 1
30:16 -
06 - Animals Part 2
5:28 -
07 - Animals Part 3
21:06 -
08 - Animals Part 4
3:07 -
09 - Animals Part 5
12:22 -
10 - The Evil Eye
23:07 -
11 - Snake Worship
31:06 -
12 - Vows, Votive and other Offerings - Part 1
31:09 -
13 - Vows, Votive and other Offerings - Part 2
32:30 -
14 - Vows, Votive and other Offerings - Part 3
14:51 -
15 - Charms - Part 1
17:09 -
16 - Charms - Part 2
16:05 -
17 - Human Sacrifice - Part 1
25:39 -
18 - Human Sacrifice - Part 2
22:40 -
19 - Magic and Human Life
24:40 -
20 - Magic and Magicians - Part 1
29:28 -
21 - Magic and Magicians - Part 2
27:59 -
22 - Magic and Magicians - Part 3
7:29 -
23 - Divination and Fortune-Telling
34:10 -
24 - Some Agricultural Ceremonies
31:06 -
25 - Rain-Making Ceremonies
12:16
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India (1912) is a public domain work.
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A twitching eye, a bird crossing the path or the first object seen in the morning can carry meaning in the beliefs recorded by Edgar Thurston. His 1912 study gathers accounts of omens and ceremonies in southern India, combining quotations from earlier writers with observations of his own. The opening describes favourable and unfavourable signs, then explains how objects are arranged for the Vishu New Year festival.
The discussion also connects worship with daily work. During Ayudha Puja, artisans clean their tools, merchants attend to scales and money boxes, and fishermen gather their nets. Accounts of ceremonies during epidemic illness show how communities respond to uncertainty through offerings and ritual objects. For readers studying folklore, the book supplies detailed examples tied to named places and groups. Its descriptions also reveal the author's historical viewpoint, making the language and judgments surrounding each account part of what a reader must consider.
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