A philosophical essay on credulity and superstition, and also on animal fascination, or charming /

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OCLC:4187417
Autore principale: Blakeman, Rufus
Enti autori: Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress), Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: New York : New Haven : D. Appleton & Co. ; S. Babcock, 1849.
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Documenti correlati:Online version: Philosophical essay on credulity and superstition, and also on animal fascination, or charming.
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Monograph

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Sommario:
  • Mental origin of credulity and superstition, and its influence on ancient society
  • Witchcraft
  • Dreams
  • Ghosts
  • Ecstacy, trance, &c.
  • Empiricism and quackery : credulity in medicine
  • Homeopathy
  • Mesmerism
  • Essay on animal fascination, or charming.