The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.Augustin Calmet
The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.
Augustin Calmet
Essays
Book language: English
519 pages
The Phantom World is a collection of essays by Augustin Calmet on spirits and apparitions. It examines historical and theological accounts of the supernatural, from ghosts to vampires, and reflects on belief in the invisible world. Calmet's reasoned approach offers a window into early modern views on the supernatural.
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THE PHANTOM WORLD: THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPIRITS, APPARITIONS, &c. &c. FROM THE FRENCH OF AUGUSTINE CALMET. WITH A PREFACE AND NOTES BY THE REV. HENRY CHRISTMAS, M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A., LIBRARIAN AND SECRETARY OF SION COLLEGE. Quemadmodùm multa fieri non posse, priusquam facta sunt, judicantur; ita multa quoque, quæ antiquitùs facta, quia nos ea non vidimus, neque ratione assequimur, ex iis esse, quæ fieri non potuerunt, judicamus. Quæ certè summa insipientia est.—Plin. Hist. Nat. lib. vii. c. 1.
TWO VOLUMES IN ONE. PHILADELPHIA: A. HART, LATE CAREY & HART. 1850. PHILADELPHIA: T. K. AND P. G. COLLINS, PRINTERS. TO HENRY JAMES SLACK, Esq., F.G.S. &c. &c. &c. My dear Henry— I inscribe these volumes with your name to record a friendship which has lasted from our infancy, taint suspicion, and darkened by no shadow. So long as eminent talents can challenge admiration, varied and extensive acquirements command respect, and unfeigned virtues ensure esteem and regard, so long will you have no common claim to them all; and none will pay the tribute more gladly than your affectionate Friend and Cousin, HENRY CHRISTMAS. Sion College, March, 1850.
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