How did it begin? : customs, superstitions and their romantic origins /: customs, superstitions and their romantic origins. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: R. Brasch & L. Brasch.
• Other Names: Brasch, R (Rudolph), 1912-; Brasch, Li
• Contents: 1. The origins of superstition -- 2. Birth and its customs -- 3. The ritual of courting and marriage -- 4. Death and mourning -- 5. Everyday courtesies -- 6. Table manners and eating habits -- 7. Drinking customs -- 8. The history of dress -- 9. Beauty culture -- 10. Animals in language -- 11. The story of people's dwellings -- 12. Magic -- 13. Medicine -- 14. Sources of justice -- 15. Parliamentary procedure and royal regalia -- 16. Symbols of nationhood -- 17. Naval customs -- 18. In the army -- 19. The origin of sporting terms and pastimes -- 20. On the stage -- 21. In the way of speaking -- 22. The beginning of writing -- 23. Counting and accounting -- 24. The measurement of time -- 25. Religion and its symbols.
• Publisher Details: Australia : HarperCollinsPublishers
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 390; Manners and customs -- Origin; Superstition; Manners and customs -- Origin; Superstition; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781743099230; 1743099231
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed Apr. 10, 2013).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.