1. Notion. The word “superstition” primarily means an inverted, a “wrong” faith, but also a “sham” or deficient faith. What will be called superstition in any particular case depends on the outlook of the observer. Generally speaking, any religion or world-view is tempted to dismiss as superstition manifestations of a belief that conflict with its own norms or notions of belief. A “scientific” world-view which is thought absolute will look on all r…