Fiends, Ghosts, And Sprites: Including An Account Of The Origin And Nature Of Belief In The Supernatural (1854) - Couverture souple

Radcliffe, John Netten

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ISBN 10 : 1104127067 ISBN 13 : 9781104127060

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

""Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites"" is a book written by John Netten Radcliffe, first published in 1854. The book explores the origin and nature of belief in the supernatural, focusing on three specific types of supernatural entities: fiends, ghosts, and sprites. Radcliffe delves into the history and mythology surrounding these creatures, tracing their origins back to ancient cultures and exploring how they have been depicted in literature and folklore throughout history. He also examines the psychological and sociological factors that contribute to belief in the supernatural, including superstition, fear, and cultural traditions.The book is divided into three sections, each dedicated to one of the supernatural entities. The first section focuses on fiends, including demons, devils, and other malevolent spirits. Radcliffe explores the various beliefs and myths surrounding these creatures, as well as their role in religious and cultural traditions.The second section of the book is dedicated to ghosts, including apparitions, poltergeists, and other spectral entities. Radcliffe examines the various ways in which ghosts have been depicted in literature and folklore, as well as the psychological and emotional impact that belief in ghosts can have on individuals and communities.The final section of the book is devoted to sprites, including fairies, elves, and other mischievous supernatural beings. Radcliffe explores the history and mythology surrounding these creatures, as well as their role in cultural traditions and folklore.Overall, ""Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites"" provides a comprehensive exploration of belief in the supernatural, offering insights into the cultural, psychological, and sociological factors that contribute to our fascination with these mysterious and often terrifying entities.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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To trace the origin of this belief, the causes of the various modifications it has undergone, and the phases it has assumed, is, perhaps, one of the most interesting researches to which the miild can be given, interesting, inasmuch as we find pervading every part of it the eflfects of those passions and aflfections which are most powerful and permanent in our nature. So general is the belief in a supreme and overruling Power, possessing attributes altogether different from and superior to human powers, and bending these and the forces of nature to its will, that the thought has been entertained by many that it is inborn in man.

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Biographie de l'auteur

John Netten Radcliffe (20 April 1826 – 11 September 1884) was an English epidemiologist. Life The son of Charles Radcliffe, and younger brother of Dr. Charles Bland Radcliffe, he was born in Yorkshire and received his early medical training at the Leeds school of medicine. Shortly after obtaining his diploma he went to the Crimea as a surgeon attached to the headquarters of Omar Pasha, and remained there till the close of the war. He received for his services the Order of the Medjidie as well as the Turkish and English medals, with a clasp for Sebastopol. On returning home he became medical superintendent of the Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic in Queen Square, London. In 1865 Radcliffe was asked to prepare a report on the appearance of cholera abroad, and in 1866 he was engaged in investigating the outbreak in East London, which he traced to the infected supply of the East London Water Company. This report appeared as a blue-book[disambiguation needed] in 1867, and gained Radcliffe a reputation. He was elected a member of the Epidemiological Society in 1850, was its honorary secretary 1862–1871, and president 1875–1877. In November 1869 he was appointed to the second of the two public health inspectorships then created by the privy council, and, on the formation of the local government board in 1871, he was made assistant medical officer. In poor health, he resigned the post in 1883, and died on 11 September 1884

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1104127067
• ISBN 13: 9781104127060
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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