SİYASAL-SOSYAL GÖRÜŞLERİ VE DİNİ YÖNÜYLE AFGANİ1 (Son Bir Umut: İslam Birliği) by Muammer Esen

“…Emphasizing the importance of a sound understanding of religion cleansed from superstitions, al-Afghani thought that a religion founded upon a sound basis of wisdom is centered around human happiness. …”
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« The arrival of a foreigner and a stranger at my aunt’s house » : l’étrange et l’étranger dans The Moonstone (1868) de Wilkie Collins by Constance Collin

“…If the plot evolves around strange and magical events and around the superstitions and legends that surround the stone, it mainly takes place on the West Yorkshire coast, in the house of the respectable Verinder family. …”
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VOLTAIRE’S PHILOSOPHY: HUMAN NATURE AND INTERPRETATION OF RELIGION by Yu. Zimaryova

“…At the one hand, Voltaire criticizes religion for its superstitions and fanaticism. On the other hand, he recognises the existence of God. …”
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Canine Gouging: A Taboo Resurfacing in Migrant Urban Population by Anila Virani Noman, Ferranti Wong, Ravikiran Ramakrishna Pawar

“…Cosmopolitan cities have become a pool of migrants from different parts of the world, who carry their cultural beliefs and superstitions with them around the globe. Canine gouging is a kind of infant oral mutilation (IOM) which is widely practiced among rural population of Africa where the primary tooth bud of the deciduous canine is enucleated. …”
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An Analysis of the Outcomes of Language Contacts: with Specials Reference to Arabi-Malayalam by Sayed Saidalavi Cheerangote

“…Several periodicals were published in AM language to preach the basic tenets of Islam to the commoners and to make them aware of the evil practices and superstitions existed in those days. This study treats AM as a contact language and it aims at isolating the contact induced elements in AM. …”
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Swoistość ludzkiej kultury - wampiryzm by Jacek Tomczyk, Anna Dygudaj

“…By this fact it constitutes a pattern to all situations and activities in which the event may reappear, the myth can degrade into an epical legend, a ballad or a roman, but it can also survive in a limited form in superstitions, customs and longings without losing neither its structure nor its meaning. …”
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An Educational Intervention on Situational Awareness and Understanding of Menstrual Hygiene, Knowledge, Taboo, and Its Practices among School-going Adolescent Girls in Rural Areas... by Nagma Khan, Arati Mahishale

“…Background and Aim: Menstruation is a normal physiological event for teenage girls who reach reproductive age. Superstitions and social taboos nevertheless surround it. …”
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Relationship Between Locus Of Control, Paranormal Beliefs, And Magical Ideation Among Young Adults Of Pakistan by Rozia Malik, Shammem Akhtar, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal

“…Keywords: Locus of Control, Paranormal-Beliefs, Magical Thinking, Superstitions, Religiosity, Social Media, Quarantine. …”
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Coke zero for the zero: A randomized controlled trial examining coke zero consumption on night call inpatient course and mortality by Yu Heng Kwan, Haoming Tang, Lihua Qi, Angela Frances Hui Wen Yap, Linxuan Yan, Yi Xin Li, Andrea Zhe Ern Lee, Antoinette Shui Wen Fong, Yarn Kit Chan, Feng Yi Low, Charmaine Wai Yan Sum, Benjamin Jun Jie Seng, Sungwon Yoon, Truls Østbye, Sheryl Shien Wen Gan, Haur Yueh Lee, Warren Fong

“…Background Coca-Cola and Cola-Cola Zero Sugar are commonly consumed beverages by healthcare professionals. Medical superstitions abound about whether Cola-Cola Zero sugar consumption affects night call outcomes. …”
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F. NIETZSCHE’S POŽIŪRIS Į TIESĄ: MIRTINAS ĮKANDIMAS? by Aivaras Stepukonis

“…In Nietzsche’s thought, there may be observed a threefold turning away from the traditionally affirmative conception of truth: (1) the reduction of thinking and knowing to the physiological processes of the body and its changing corporeal states; (2) the exposure of many time-honored truths as mere superstitions expedient to factual human communities in dealing with reality in a practical, yet oversimplified and distorted manner; (3) the devaluation and/or disvaluation of truth as something useless or even detrimental to life. …”
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Potential of hospital corneal retrieval program in tertiary care center by Ujwala Weladi, Snehal Bonde Chaurasia

“…Addressing cultural barriers, superstitions, and the lack of local eye banks are crucial. …”
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Fal – Fortune Telling from Chalil Juzefovich’s Tefsir (19th Century) by Galina Miškinienė

“…This system is closely related to beliefs and superstitions, the origins of which are found in the universal Muslim culture adopted by the Turks. …”
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Dramatic and Cinematic Potentials of the Fifth Dome in Nizami's Haft Peykar by Heydar Ali Dahmarde, Hojat Raeisi

“…Furthermore, the association of colors with the days of the week draws on ancient superstitions and traditions about celestial bodies. …”
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