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A Supernatural War: Magic, Divination, and Faith During the First World War Playing Cards It was a battle inDescription by Owen Davies Hardcover It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of "superstitious" beliefs and practices. Churches expressed concerns about the wearing of talismans and amulets, the international press paid considerable interest to the pronouncements of astrologers and prophets, and the authorities in several countries periodically clamped down on fortune tellers and mediums