Book contents
- Frontmatter
- TO HENRY JAMES SLACK, ESQ. F.G.S
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- Preface
- ADVERTISEMENT
- CHAPTER I The Appearance of Good Angels proved by the Books of the Old Testament
- CHAPTER II The Appearance of Good Angels proved by the Books of the New Testament
- CHAPTER III Under what form have Good Angels appeared?
- CHAPTER IV Opinions of the Jews, Christians, Mahometans, and Oriental Nations, concerning the Apparitions of Good Angels
- CHAPTER V Opinion of the Greeks and Romans on the Apparitions of Good Genii
- CHAPTER VI The Apparition of Bad Angels proved by the Holy Scriptures—Under what Form they have appeared
- CHAPTER VII Of Magic
- CHAPTER VIII Objections to the Reality of Magic
- CHAPTER IX Reply to the Objections
- CHAPTER X Examination of the Affair of Hocque, Magician
- CHAPTER XI Magic of the Egyptians and Chaldeans
- CHAPTER XII Magic among the Greeks and Romans
- CHAPTER XIII Examples which prove the Reality of Magic
- CHAPTER XIV Effects of Magic according to the Poets
- CHAPTER XV Of the Pagan Oracles
- CHAPTER XVI The Certainty of the Event predicted, not always a proof that the Prediction comes from God
- CHAPTER XVII Reasons which lead us to believe that the greater part of the Ancient Oracles were only Impositions of the Priests and Priestesses, who feigned that they were inspired by God
- CHAPTER XVIII Of Sorcerers and Sorceresses, or Witches
- CHAPTER XIX Instances of Sorcerers and Witches being, as they said, transported to the Sabbath
- CHAPTER XX Story of Louis Gaufredi and Magdalen de la Palud, owned by themselves to be a Sorcerer and Sorceress
- CHAPTER XXI Reasons which prove the Possibility of Sorcerers and Witches being transported to the Sabbath
- CHAPTER XXII Continuation of the same Subject
- CHAPTER XXIII Obsession and Possession of the Devil
- CHAPTER XXIV The Truth and Reality of Possession and Obsession by the Devil proved from Scripture
- CHAPTER XXV Examples of Real Possessions caused by the Devil
- CHAPTER XXVI Continuation of the same Subject
- CHAPTER XXVII Objections against the Obsessions and Possessions of the Demon—Reply to the Objections
- CHAPTER XXVIII Continuation of Objections against Possessions, and some Replies to those Objections
- CHAPTER XXIX Of Familiar Spirits
- CHAPTER XXX Some other Examples of Elves
- CHAPTER XXXI Spirits that keep watch over Treasure
- CHAPTER XXXII Other instances of Hidden Treasures, which were guarded by Good or Bad Spirits
- CHAPTER XXXIII Spectres which appear, and predict things unknown and to come
- CHAPTER XXXIV Other Apparitions of Spectres
- CHAPTER XXXV Examination of the Apparition of a pretended Spectre
- CHAPTER XXXVI Of Spectres which haunt Houses
- CHAPTER XXXVII Other Instances of Spectres which haunt certain Houses
- CHAPTER XXXVIII Prodigious effects of Imagination in those Men or Women who believe they hold Intercourse with the Demon
- CHAPTER XL Eeturn and Apparitions of Souls after the Death of the Body, proved from Scripture
- CHAPTER XL Apparitions of Spirits proved from History
- CHAPTER XLI More Instances of Apparitions
- CHAPTER XLII On the Apparitions of Spirits who imprint their Hands on Clothes or on Wood
- CHAPTER XLIII Opinions of the Jews, Greeks, and Latins, concerning the Dead who are left unburied
- CHAPTER XLIV Examination of what is required or revealed to the Living by the Dead who return to Earth
- CHAPTER XLV Apparitions of Men still alive, to other living Men, absent, and very distant from each other
- CHAPTER XLVI Arguments concerning Apparitions
- CHAPTER XLVII Objections against Apparitions, and Replies to those Objections
- CHAPTER XLVIII Some other Objections and Replies
- CHAPTER XLIX The Secrets of Physics and Chemistry taken for super-natural things
- CHAPTER L Conclusion of the Treatise on Apparitions
- CHAPTER LI Way of explaining Apparitions
- CHAPTER LII The difficulty of explaining the manner in which Apparitions make their appearance, whatever system may be proposed on the subject
CHAPTER XLIX - The Secrets of Physics and Chemistry taken for super-natural things
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2013
- Frontmatter
- TO HENRY JAMES SLACK, ESQ. F.G.S
- INTRODUCTION
- Contents
- Preface
- ADVERTISEMENT
- CHAPTER I The Appearance of Good Angels proved by the Books of the Old Testament
- CHAPTER II The Appearance of Good Angels proved by the Books of the New Testament
- CHAPTER III Under what form have Good Angels appeared?
- CHAPTER IV Opinions of the Jews, Christians, Mahometans, and Oriental Nations, concerning the Apparitions of Good Angels
- CHAPTER V Opinion of the Greeks and Romans on the Apparitions of Good Genii
- CHAPTER VI The Apparition of Bad Angels proved by the Holy Scriptures—Under what Form they have appeared
- CHAPTER VII Of Magic
- CHAPTER VIII Objections to the Reality of Magic
- CHAPTER IX Reply to the Objections
- CHAPTER X Examination of the Affair of Hocque, Magician
- CHAPTER XI Magic of the Egyptians and Chaldeans
- CHAPTER XII Magic among the Greeks and Romans
- CHAPTER XIII Examples which prove the Reality of Magic
- CHAPTER XIV Effects of Magic according to the Poets
- CHAPTER XV Of the Pagan Oracles
- CHAPTER XVI The Certainty of the Event predicted, not always a proof that the Prediction comes from God
- CHAPTER XVII Reasons which lead us to believe that the greater part of the Ancient Oracles were only Impositions of the Priests and Priestesses, who feigned that they were inspired by God
- CHAPTER XVIII Of Sorcerers and Sorceresses, or Witches
- CHAPTER XIX Instances of Sorcerers and Witches being, as they said, transported to the Sabbath
- CHAPTER XX Story of Louis Gaufredi and Magdalen de la Palud, owned by themselves to be a Sorcerer and Sorceress
- CHAPTER XXI Reasons which prove the Possibility of Sorcerers and Witches being transported to the Sabbath
- CHAPTER XXII Continuation of the same Subject
- CHAPTER XXIII Obsession and Possession of the Devil
- CHAPTER XXIV The Truth and Reality of Possession and Obsession by the Devil proved from Scripture
- CHAPTER XXV Examples of Real Possessions caused by the Devil
- CHAPTER XXVI Continuation of the same Subject
- CHAPTER XXVII Objections against the Obsessions and Possessions of the Demon—Reply to the Objections
- CHAPTER XXVIII Continuation of Objections against Possessions, and some Replies to those Objections
- CHAPTER XXIX Of Familiar Spirits
- CHAPTER XXX Some other Examples of Elves
- CHAPTER XXXI Spirits that keep watch over Treasure
- CHAPTER XXXII Other instances of Hidden Treasures, which were guarded by Good or Bad Spirits
- CHAPTER XXXIII Spectres which appear, and predict things unknown and to come
- CHAPTER XXXIV Other Apparitions of Spectres
- CHAPTER XXXV Examination of the Apparition of a pretended Spectre
- CHAPTER XXXVI Of Spectres which haunt Houses
- CHAPTER XXXVII Other Instances of Spectres which haunt certain Houses
- CHAPTER XXXVIII Prodigious effects of Imagination in those Men or Women who believe they hold Intercourse with the Demon
- CHAPTER XL Eeturn and Apparitions of Souls after the Death of the Body, proved from Scripture
- CHAPTER XL Apparitions of Spirits proved from History
- CHAPTER XLI More Instances of Apparitions
- CHAPTER XLII On the Apparitions of Spirits who imprint their Hands on Clothes or on Wood
- CHAPTER XLIII Opinions of the Jews, Greeks, and Latins, concerning the Dead who are left unburied
- CHAPTER XLIV Examination of what is required or revealed to the Living by the Dead who return to Earth
- CHAPTER XLV Apparitions of Men still alive, to other living Men, absent, and very distant from each other
- CHAPTER XLVI Arguments concerning Apparitions
- CHAPTER XLVII Objections against Apparitions, and Replies to those Objections
- CHAPTER XLVIII Some other Objections and Replies
- CHAPTER XLIX The Secrets of Physics and Chemistry taken for super-natural things
- CHAPTER L Conclusion of the Treatise on Apparitions
- CHAPTER LI Way of explaining Apparitions
- CHAPTER LII The difficulty of explaining the manner in which Apparitions make their appearance, whatever system may be proposed on the subject
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- The Phantom WorldOr, the Philosophy of Spirits, Apparitions, Etc, pp. 358 - 363Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012First published in: 1850