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To: average joe who wrote (3695)	12/1/2006 5:01:02 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5290

He is right to fear the little people. Record shows death by frying pan A manuscript unearthed in Cumbria's archives has painted a vivid picture of murder, mayhem and misadventure in one 17th Century parish. Deadly duels fought with frying pans, and drunken brawls waged with beer jugs claimed lives in the west county parish of Lamplugh between 1656 and 1663. The record was uncovered by staff at the Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library, in Whitehaven. It is being used to promote the national Archive Awareness Campaign. The record also reveals how three women were drowned after being accused of being witches, and four people were scared to death by fairies. Other peculiar deaths listed in the document include death by gluttony at a party and being attacked by the parson's bull. But not all residents suffered such surprising ends - 57 residents died of traditional old age. Evil witchcraft Anne Rowe, county archivist of the Cumbria Archive Service, said: "It's great to unearth a document like this in our collection and gives people a chance to discover a more quirky side to history. "I'm not sure whether to attribute this list to our ancestors' superstitions or just their sense of humour! "These were insecure social times and many folk in the 17th Century would have been scared of fairies with many a natural death being put down to the 'evil witchcraft' of a harmless old widow." Throughout autumn there are hundreds of events talking place in archives across the UK to promote the nation's collections. news.bbc.co.uk

To: average joe who wrote (3695)	4/17/2007 6:26:28 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5290

We could just make ghosts illegal ... Legislating Ghosts? ======================== Malaysia issues fatwa on ghosts Genies are also a target of the decree [AP] A Malaysian museum has closed an exhibition on supernatural beings after Islamic religious authorities issued a fatwa, or decree, against it, state media have reported. The National Fatwa Council had ruled on Thursday that exhibitions on ghosts, ghouls and supernatural beings were forbidden, as they could undermine the faith of Muslims. Abdul Shukor Husin, the council's chair, was quoted as saying that "supernatural beings are beyond the comprehension of the human mind." "We don't want to expose Muslims to supernatural and superstitious beliefs," the Berita Harian newspaper quoted him as saying. Mythical attractions Thousands of visitors had attended musuem in the western state of Negri Sembilan since it launched the ghost and genie exhibition on March 10, due to run until May 31. Its curator had previously resisted calls from Malaysia's arts minister and a religious leader for it to be shut down amid criticism that encouraging a belief in ghosts was un-Islamic. But Kamaruddin Siaraf, Negeri Sembilan's state secretary and chair of the state museum board, said the exhibition was terminated after the National Fatwa Council ruled against such events. He said the decision was made out of respect for the council's views, the state Bernama news agency reported. Malaysian government officials have already called for a ban another exhibition in a state museum that has put on display decaying objects described as the carcasses of a genie and a mythical phoenix bird. Last year more than 200,000 people attended an exhibition of about 100 coffins, ghosts and genies that organisers claimed included relics of mermaids and vampires.