Exorcism by Rabbis: Talmud Sages and Their Magic Save
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.
http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~barilm/exor...   

Fetichism in West Africa Save
By Robert Hamill Nassau (1904), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/fiwa/   

Islamic Resurgence and the Belief System of Rural Malays Save
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.
http://www.abo.fi/comprel/temenos/tem...   

Popular Religion in Portugal Save
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.
http://www.portcult.com/OPS_01.htm   

The Significance of Baptism in Estonian Folk Belief Save
An article describing Estonian folk-religious customs surrounding baptism, baby naming, and the celebration of name-days.
http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol5/ylor...   

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