Author |
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 |
Title |
Cock Lane and Common-Sense
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Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Savage spiritualism -- Ancient spiritualism -- Comparative psychical research -- Haunted houses -- Cock Lane and common-sense -- Apparitions, ghosts, and hallucinations -- Scrying or crystal-gazing -- The second sight -- Ghosts before the law -- A modern trial for witchcraft -- Presbyterian ghost hunters -- The logic of table-turning -- The ghost theory of the origin of religion.
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Credits |
Transcribed by David Price
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
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Subject |
Ghosts
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Subject |
Parapsychology -- Early works to 1900
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
12674 |
Release Date |
Jun 1, 2004 |
Most Recently Updated |
Dec 15, 2020 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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