Exorcism by Rabbis: Talmud Sages and Their Magic «
http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~barilm/exorcism.html | | 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. |
Fetichism in West Africa «
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/fiwa/ | | By robert hamill nassau (1904) , e-text from the internet sacred text archive. |
Islamic Resurgence and the Belief System of Rural Malays «
http://www.abo.fi/comprel/temenos/temeno32/larsen.htm | | 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. |
Popular Religion in Portugal «
http://www.portcult.com/OPS_01.htm | | 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. |
The Significance of Baptism in Estonian Folk Belief «
http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol5/ylorist1.htm | | An article describing estonian folk-religious customs surrounding baptism , baby naming , and the celebration of name-days. |
