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Cock Lane and Common-Sense

by Andrew Lang

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English
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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.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Occultism and esotericism, Parapsychology and psychical research, Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling, and Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description.

    • “supernatural”· in description
  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the description.

    • “Spiritualism”· in description
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “ghosts hauntings”. Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the description, “haunted” in the description, and “Ghosts” in the subject metadata.

    • “ghosts hauntings”· via OpenAlex
    • “ghost”· in description
    • “haunted”· in description
    • “Ghosts”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from global-grey, openalex, and project-gutenberg matched “Paranormal and Mysteries”, “parapsychology”, and “psychical research”. Retained metadata contains “Psychical research” in the description, “Paranormal and Mysteries” in the subject metadata, and “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Paranormal and Mysteries”· via Global Grey ebooks
    • “psychical research”· via OpenAlex
    • “parapsychology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Psychical research”· in description
    • “Paranormal and Mysteries”· in subject
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
  • Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “clairvoyance”. Retained metadata contains “Clairvoyance” in the description and “Second sight” in the description.

    • “clairvoyance”· via OpenAlex
    • “Clairvoyance”· in description
    • “Second sight”· in description

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2011-05-19Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press eBooksEnglish—Unknown

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2004-06-01Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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