Odd Russian Religious Sect

[Mary Delle LeBeau]

Natalie,

Is there any possibility that keeping nail clippings is related to a
belief in magic? I have heard of some peoples who believe they have
to keep all their nail clippings so that no one else will get them.
They don't want them to fall into the hands of those who might use
them for black magic or witchcraft inflicted on the owner of the
clippings.  I find this discussion fascinating.

Mary Delle LeBeau

On 24 Jul 2003, at 14:44, Natalie O. Kononenko wrote:

> I am responding to the message/query about Molokans who kept hair
> clippings and nail parings.  I have been collecting material about
> funerals and beliefs in the afterlife in Central Ukraine.  This is for a
> book that I hope to finish soon.  My experience indicates that beliefs in
>
> Natalie Kononenko
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Ph.D. candidate in Russian
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

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