Superstition, Idolatry and the Advancement of Learning. by Dana Jalobeanu

“…The problem of superstition regards the discipline of assent, but also the formation of a certain capacity of distinguishing truth from “superstition and impostures.” …”
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Superstition and Its Role in Modern Business Management by J. A. Kovalchuk

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The Spell of Homo Informaticus: Two Superstitions and Three Dreams by Marius Povilas Saulauskas

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The Caries Phenomenon: A Timeline from Witchcraft and Superstition to Opinions of the 1500s to Today's Science by John D. Ruby, Charles F. Cox, Naotake Akimoto, Nobuko Meada, Yasuko Momoi

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Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes by Sanjana Ranganathan, MBE, Carlos Riveros, MD, Michael Geng, BS, Courtney Chang, MD, Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD, Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD, Zachary Melchiode, MD, Siqi Hu, MD, PhD, Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA, Brian J. Miles, MD, Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc, Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD, Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM, Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS

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Nemoci a léčebné terapie v životě Emanuela Salomona z Friedbergu - Mírohorského by Tomáš Jiránek

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On the historical origins of the Heidelberg Catechism by C. Strohm

“…Here papal religion was seen as superstition and a fundamental violation of the true worship of God as well as an infringement of God’s honour. …”
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Bats of Florida by Holly K. Ober, Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen

“…Nocturnal habits, affinity for eerie places, and silent, darting flight have made bats the subjects of a great deal of folklore and superstition through the years. Given their ability to function in the dark when and where humans cannot, it is no wonder that bats have long been associated with the supernatural. …”
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Bats of Florida by Holly K. Ober, Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen

“…Nocturnal habits, affinity for eerie places, and silent, darting flight have made bats the subjects of a great deal of folklore and superstition through the years. Given their ability to function in the dark when and where humans cannot, it is no wonder that bats have long been associated with the supernatural. …”
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Lärdom och läsande kring sekelskiftet 1800 by Peter Josephson

“…Philosophers and scientists saw in the printing press a tool that would help eradicate ignorance and superstition, ultimately laying the groundwork for a better society. …”
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I am hated, therefore I am: The Enemy in Yorùbá Imaginary by Abimbola Adelakun

“…Health studies, religious studies, and social ethics studies and analyses have mostly tried to investigate the enemy as a concept borne out of Yorùbá cosmology which serves as a conduit for superstition, fear, and other seemingly irrational behavior. …”
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The effect of using Naive Bayes to detect spam email by Sun Zehui

“…However, it has also become a channel for spreading undesirable information, such as content from hackers, viruses, violence, pornography, and superstition. Spam, which is unsolicited commercial email, often carries such undesirable information. …”
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“When the Cock crows, the Devil Falls” – a Review of Christian Thought Concerning Birds in Selected Folk Tales by Agnieszka Tańczuk

“…In the consumptive world, mysterious things function as magic or superstition, sometimes via tradition, or a relic of a by-gone era. …”
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Investigation on Seismic Behavior of Historical Tokatlı Bridge under Near-Fault Earthquakes by Memduh Karalar, Mustafa Yeşil

“…These earthquakes can be listed as follows: Cape Mend (1992), Kobe (1995), Superstition Hills (1987), Northridge (1994), Imperial Valley (1979), and Chi-Chi (1999). …”
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Bejlisova aféra. Antisemitismus a ruský politický život v letech 1911-1913 by Zbyněk Vydra

“…Some of its members did not agree with the „blood accusation“ and believed that such „medieval superstition“ only discredited the modern anti-Semitic movement. …”
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THE DEMAND FOR A NEW CONCEPT OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE EARLY MODERN AGE: THE DOCTRINE OF HUME by A. M. Malivskyi

“…Empiricism, dogmatism, superstition and skepticism are the manifestations of the latter. …”
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Western European Intellectual Practices of a New Type in Russian Everyday Life at Early 18th Century (case of Feofan Prokopovich) by I. Yu. Khruleva

“…The Religious Enlightenment was a pan-European phenomenon that embraced Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, and Orthodoxy, and grew out of the desire to create an intelligent religion free of superstition and serving society. The intellectual movement of the religious Enlightenment sought to reconcile the natural philosophy of the 17th-18th centuries with a religious worldview, while trying to overcome the extremes of religious fanaticism, on the one hand, and nihilism and godlessness, on the other. …”
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Soft Power and Stress: The Health Impacts of Indonesian Soap Operas on Malaysian Millennials by Rangga Cipta Perdana, Ernida Kadir, Genta Iverstika Gempita

“…The reason is that the Indonesian culture that is born in Indonesian soap operas is shredded and superstition and it is not in accordance with the culture in Malaysia. …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Furthermore, this study considers pilgrimages to Maoshan as a form of popular mobilisation and resistance to anti-clerical and anti-superstition campaigns, illustrating how, against all odds, Maoshan emerged as a site where religious devotion and economic activity coalesced to sustain the local communities. …”
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Interpretation of the mass possession in Morzine by contemporary Austrian press by Peter Ondreička

“…In the first discourse, we can find descriptions of Morzine as a remote area where superstitions still survived. The second discourse is a reflection of Morzine as a wonder or sensation. …”
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