superstition: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Interesting Facts - 7 Old Wives' Tales, Debunked. | Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour. | Sep 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 7 Old Wives' Tales, Debunked. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - The Psychology Behind a Superstition. | Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Superstition in health beliefs: Concept exploration and development. | Jun 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Psychological Society - The everyday magic of superstition. | Nov 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Encyclopedia of European History - Gender of Superstition. | May 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Superstition. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Superstitions: What They Mean for Your Mental Health. | Sep 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Superstition. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - The evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Religion vs. Superstition. | Oct 21, 2019 | ||
| Changed "Aborigine" to "Aboriginal peoples." | Jun 16, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - 13 Common (But Silly) Superstitions. | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - The Psychology of Superstition. | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Beliefs and Superstitions. | May 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Superstitions. | Dec 17, 2012 | ||
| Article revised to state that the Roman emperor Constantine referred to some non-Christian practices as superstition. | Feb 28, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Superstition. | Feb 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - What are superstitions. | Feb 08, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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