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Philosophy of Popular Superstitions 1853

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Kessinger Publishing, Apr 1, 2003 - Social Science - 292 pages
And the effects of credulity and imagination upon the moral, social and intellectual condition of the human race. The author states that as the work embraces a mass of facts of an absorbing and intensely interesting character, it is trusted that it will commend itself to an enlightened and judicious public.
  

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Contents

PART FIRST
17
CHAPTER IV
29
husband standing by her side Countenance of a friend seen
50
CHAPTER VIII
58
CHAPTER X
76
Account of the golden plates found by Joseph Smith Their
96
CHAPTER XIV
102
Millerism Miracles wrought in faror of witchcraft Millerites
118
CHAPTER II
165
BANISHMENT OF POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS
185
PART SECOND
191
PERSONS TRAINED BY A LECTURER ON MAGNETISM
199
EXTRACT FROM THE HOME JOURNAL
215
CLAIRVOYANT PHYSICIANS
221
EXPERIMENTS IN BIOLOGY
264
Imitating unseen letters signatures and languages Suspicions
278

Dreams visions signs tricks omens c Great waste
123

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TitlePhilosophy of Popular Superstitions 1853
AuthorS. Bulfinch Emmons
Editionreprint
PublisherKessinger Publishing, 2003
ISBN076614805X, 9780766148055
Length292 pages
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Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
  
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