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portada Spilling Salt: Superstition
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22 x 0 cm
ISBN13
9786137929339

Spilling Salt: Superstition

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NT$ 4,877
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Synopsis "Spilling Salt: Superstition"

A European superstition holds that spilling salt is an evil omen. One widespread explanation of the belief that it is unlucky to spill salt is that Judas Iscariot spilled the salt at the Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper depicts Judas Iscariot having knocked over a salt-cellar. This may not be the actual explanation; salt was a valuable commodity in ancient times, and as such a symbol of trust and friendship. A German proverb held that "whoever spills salt arouses enmity". According to Charles Nodier, among "savages", the "action of spilling salt ... indicates among them the refusal of protection and hospitality from such strangers as they may have reason to suspect are thieves and murderers."

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