Victorian epidemiology and supernatural folklore
Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites; including an account of the origin and nature of belief in the supernatural
This text investigates the origins and nature of belief in the supernatural. Radcliffe explores the psychological and sociological factors contributing to the persistence of folklore, ghosts, and spirits across different eras and cultures. He takes a largely naturalistic approach, attempting to find scientific or physiological roots for spectral sightings and demonic beliefs.
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Contents10 chapters
- 01FIENDS, GHOSTS, AND SPRITES.
- 02FIENDS, GHOSTS, AND SPRITES.
- 03APPENDIX.
- 04Extracts from Professor Faraday's Letter on Table Moving.
- 05Athenæum, July 2, 1853, p. 801.
- 06FOOTNOTES:
- 07Transcriber's Note:
- 08THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
- 09"Cover"
- 10Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites, by John Netten Radcliffe.
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