@article{1376567,
      recid = {1376567},
      author = {Sachdeva, G. S.},
      title = {Sacred and profane : unusual customs and strange rituals  /},
      pages = {1 online resource (289 pages) :},
      abstract = {"The battle between scientific temper and superstition has  raged since ages. One may believe that unusual rituals and  customs are extinct in the times of artificial intelligence  and bots, but it is far from the truth as this book will  prove. As bizarre as it might seem, in France one can marry  a dead person, and in Africa a married woman can marry  another married woman as a practical way of solving the  social problem of old-age neglect. This book is a  collection of unusual superstitions, rituals and customs  that are practiced by ordinary people all around the world.  It should be read to build awareness about these rituals  and to know about the many shades of faith in this world we  inhabit"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1376567},
}