Cock Lane and Common-Sense
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2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-07268-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-07268-7 (ISBN)
First published in 1894, this book explores the long history of ghostly encounters, suggesting that the discipline of folklore should be extended to include such tales. Lang's study covers the grand sweep of supernatural history, from ancient spiritual beliefs to the legends and scepticism surrounding the infamous Cock Lane ghost.
Written by folklorist Andrew Lang (1844–1912), this 1894 publication examines the ambivalent relationship the living have attempted to forge with the dead throughout history. Nicknamed 'the Wizard of St Andrews', this prolific polymath also worked as an anthropologist, classicist, historian, poet, mythologist, essayist and journalist, producing over a hundred publications in his lifetime. Largely ignored by scholarship, this book suggests expanding the study of folklore to include contemporary narratives of supernatural events. Taking its title from the legends of the notorious Cock Lane ghost, the work considers the survival of ancient beliefs such as hauntings, clairvoyance, and other phenomena believed to transcend the laws of nature, and how such beliefs have persisted through great social upheaval and change. It includes chapters on savage and ancient spiritualism, comparative psychical research, haunted houses, second sight, crystal gazing, and Presbyterian ghost hunters, among others.
Written by folklorist Andrew Lang (1844–1912), this 1894 publication examines the ambivalent relationship the living have attempted to forge with the dead throughout history. Nicknamed 'the Wizard of St Andrews', this prolific polymath also worked as an anthropologist, classicist, historian, poet, mythologist, essayist and journalist, producing over a hundred publications in his lifetime. Largely ignored by scholarship, this book suggests expanding the study of folklore to include contemporary narratives of supernatural events. Taking its title from the legends of the notorious Cock Lane ghost, the work considers the survival of ancient beliefs such as hauntings, clairvoyance, and other phenomena believed to transcend the laws of nature, and how such beliefs have persisted through great social upheaval and change. It includes chapters on savage and ancient spiritualism, comparative psychical research, haunted houses, second sight, crystal gazing, and Presbyterian ghost hunters, among others.
Preface; Introduction; 1. Savage spiritualism; 2. Ancient spiritualism; 3. Comparative psychical research; 4. Haunted houses; 5. Cock lane and common-sense; 6. Apparitions, ghosts, and hallucinations; 7. Scrying or crystal-gazing; 8. The second sight; 9. Ghosts before the law; 10. A modern trial for witchcraft; 11. Presbyterian ghost hunters; 12. The logic of table-turning; 13. The ghost theory of the origin of religion.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2011 |
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Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge |
Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 480 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-07268-2 / 1108072682 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-07268-7 / 9781108072687 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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