The Phantom World, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint): Or, the Philosophy of Spirits, Apparitions, &C - Couverture souple

Calmet, Augustine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133004472X ISBN 13 : 9781330044728

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the history, mystery, and method behind ancient beliefs in spirits and possessions. This volume gathers case notes, debates, and reflections on demoniacal possession, apparitions, and exorcism, offering both facts and the author’s evolving opinions. It invites readers to weigh evidence, distinguish true miracles from illusion, and understand how people of the past interpreted unseen forces.

- Learn how scholars and church leaders viewed spirits, dreams, and visions in different eras.
- See how authors argued about the boundary between natural explanations and supernatural claims.
- Discover how early thinkers explained appearances of angels, demons, and apparitions without oversimplifying.
- Consider how skepticism and faith shaped judgments about the paranormal.

Ideal for readers curious about the history of spiritual beliefs, religious controversy, and the objects of study that shaped Western views of the unseen.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Phantom World, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, the Philosophy of Spirits, Apparitions, &C

Among the many phases presented by human credulity, few are more interesting than those which regard the realities of the invisible world. If the opinions which have been held on this subject were written and gathered together they would form hundreds of volumes - if they were arranged and digested they would form a few, but most valuable volumes. It is not merely because there is in almost every human error a substratum of truth, and that the more momentous the subject the more important the substratum, but because the investigation will give almost a history of human aberrations, that this otherwise unpromising topic assumes so high an interest.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133004472X
• ISBN 13: 9781330044728
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 414
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