superstition
Anthropology – Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
Curse – Supernatural hindrance, or incantation intended to bestow such a hindrance
Elite religion – Form of a religion the leaders deem official
Exorcism – Evicting spiritual entities from a person or area
Faith – Confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept
Fatalism – Family of philosophical doctrines
Folklore – Expressive culture shared by particular groups
God of the gaps – Theological argument
Heritage science – Cross-disciplinary scientific research of cultural heritage
Heritage studies – Academic discipline concerned with cultural heritage
James Randi – Canadian-American magician and skeptic (1928–2020)
Kuai Kuai culture – Modern Taiwanese custom
Lived religion – Religion as practiced in everyday life
Occult – Knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
Paranormal – Purported phenomena beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding
Precognition – Paranormal sight of the future
Pseudoscience – Unscientific claims wrongly presented as scientific
Sacred mysteries – Inexplicable or secret religious phenomena
Synchronicity – Jungian concept of the meaningfulness of acausal coincidences
Tradition – Long-existing custom or belief
Urban legend – Form of modern folklore