A Body Worth a Fortune
Hartston, William, The Independent (London, England)
Ever since mankind began to wonder about its place in the cosmos, people have tried to predict the future. In the Middle Ages, when pseudosciences were rife, anything that moved - and several things that didn't - was liable to be used as a sign of things to come. Perusing parts of the body was a particularly popular pastime, as illustrated by the guided tour of the more portentous parts of Ms Elle Macpherson.
But why have most of these methods of fortune-telling died away, while others have survived? What type of mechanism governs the evolution of such techniques? A new book, The Mammoth Book of Fortune Telling (Robinson, pounds 6.99), by "Celestine", is subtitled "The …
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Article title: A Body Worth a Fortune.
Contributors: Hartston, William - Author.
Newspaper title: The Independent (London, England).
Publication date: June 28, 1997.
Page number: 2.
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