Spirit Manifestations Examined and Explained. Judge Edmonds Refuted; or, An Exposition of the Involuntary Powers and Instincts of the Human Mind.

John Bovee Dods

Edité par De Witt & Davenport, 1854

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"SPIRIT MANIFESTATIONS Examined and Explained. Judge Edmonds Refuted; or, An Exposition of the Involuntary Powers and Instincts of the Human Mind" by John Bovee Dods. 1854 1st edition; De Witt & Davenport; New York. Original publisher's decorative cloth binding. Here are some examples of the contents: The devil-chase, marble-playing, and stick-riding; Spirit-intercourse the Judge thinks will uproot infidelity; Three classes of minds; Origin of rappings in the family of Mr. Fox, March 1848; Rapping and writing mediums; The state of the two brains; Case of a lady.who gave off electrical sounds; The performer of the piano (plays by instinct); Involuntary motion among the Greeks, Romans, Druids, and savage tribes; The Pythian priestess and spinning dervishes; The cat-mewing nuns; The biting nuns; A Quaker lady in Salem Mass.; Dr. Stone on the progress of fanaticism; The jerks among converts; Every part of the human system is double; Instinct itself considered in brutes and men; Mesmerism, psychology, and catalepsy rouse instinct into action; Seeress of Prevorst; False mediums; Fits; How tables are tipped, moved, and raised; Man is capable of double consciousness; Where do spirits get the power to communicate; Proof that man has instinct and intuition in the back brain; By instinct the medium writes; The first medium - her candor; Physical manifestations considered; The bell is taken from M.'s hand and rung, comb taken from the hair, shawl from the shoulders, and feet tripped up by the spirits; Table moved and bass-viol and violins placed in the Judge's hand and hung about his neck and played upon, and the Judge struck with the fiddle-bow; Ladies tied together with a handkerchief; Spirits requesting lights to be put out; Tricks with cards; Bell-ringing examined; Clairvoyance; The chair jerked from under the judge; Spirits may communicate with mortals.and much more. The chapters are as follows: Public Opinion of Spirit-Manifestations and Mediums Stated and Considered; Involuntary Rapping How Produced, and the Force of Habit Argued; Involuntary Motion in General Considered; The Instincts of Man and the Involuntary Powers of His Mind Considered, and the Intelligence Connected with Spirit-Manifestations Explained; The Instincts of Man; His Involuntary Powers of Mind and the Intelligence Connected with the Spirit-Manifestations Continued; The Bible Can Not be Superseded by a New Revelation of Moral Truth - The Magnanimity of Christ; Notice of Judge Edmonds' Book, and His Argument Considered; Consideration of Judge Edmonds' Argument Continued; The Existence of Reichenbach's Odic-Force Examined; Appendix. Condition: There are some light stains on the front cover. Bright gilt lettering on the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks. Both covers are firmly attached. The page 11/12-13/14 leaf is detached. The pages are lightly age-toned with occasional foxing. The first third of the pages have a half-oval stain at the top; the stain reappears on the last dozen or so pages. There is an old name written in pencil on the front end paper. Pages x and xi each have a small tear at the outer edge. Overall the book is in Good- condition.

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• Titre: Spirit Manifestations Examined and Explained. Judge Edmonds Refuted; or, An Exposition of the Involuntary Powers and Instincts of the Human Mind.
• Éditeur: De Witt & Davenport
• Date de parution: 1854
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Good