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Queer Superstitions About Drowning Across Cultures
The article surveys drowning superstitions from Sioux and western tribes to Britain Scotland Cornwall and European sailors. It notes beliefs that rescuing a drowning person brings bad luck and that water spirits claim victims, with variations in Germany France and Russia. It also quotes period literature and notes shifts in language use.
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Indiana
Great Britain
Cornwall
Scotland
Danube
Taylor
Germany