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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts

among primitive races, in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times

Also known as Besessenheit; The book of dreams and ghosts, by Andrew Lang

by Andrew Lang & Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Languages: English, German
  • Content type: FictionPrimary source
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Description

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"The Book of Dreams and Ghosts" by Andrew Lang is a collection of ghost stories and narratives written during the late 19th century. The work explores the idea of ghosts and dreams, presenting various accounts and theories about their nature, drawing from both folklore and psychological insights. Lang aims to entertain his readers while also delving into the concept of apparitions and illusions, discussing how these experiences may be interpreted through modern perspectives. At the start of the book, the author provides a detailed preface that sets the stage for the exploration of dreams and ghosts. Lang addresses the transition from common dreams to startling ghostly encounters, illustrating how the two phenomena are often intertwined. He introduces a number of anecdotes that indicate the blurred lines between dreams and waking experiences, hinting at the possibility that many ghost sightings may be a reflection of dreams rather than actual supernatural occurrences. In his discussions, Lang presents various examples, including dreams that coincide with real-life events and shared dreams among individuals, ultimately suggesting that these experiences may offer a fascinating glimpse into human psychology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Cryptozoology and Forteana, Demonology, angelology, and possession, Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, Occultism and esotericism, Out-of-body, astral, and dream studies, Parapsychology and psychical research, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from national-library-of-scotland matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description and “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “occultism”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary matched “Demoniac possession”. Retained metadata contains “Demoniac possession” in the subject metadata, “possession” in the subject metadata, “Exorcism” in the edition title, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Demoniac possession”· via Open Library
    • “Demoniac possession”· in subject
    • “possession”· in subject
    • “Exorcism”· in edition title
    • “possession”· in edition title
  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Spiritualism”.

    • “Spiritualism”· via Open Library
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, national-library-of-scotland, online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and wellcome matched “Ghosts”, “ghosts”, and “Haunted houses”. Retained metadata contains “Ghosts” in the title, “Ghosts” in the alternative title, “Apparitions” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Ghosts”· via Internet Archive
    • “Haunted houses”· via Internet Archive
    • “ghosts”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “Ghosts”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Ghosts”· via Open Library
    • “ghosts”· via Wellcome Collection
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from global-grey, internet-archive, national-library-of-scotland, openlibrary, and openlibrary-historical matched “Paranormal and Mysteries”, “Parapsychology”, and “parapsychology”. Retained metadata contains “Paranormal and Mysteries” in the subject metadata and “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Paranormal and Mysteries”· via Global Grey ebooks
    • “Parapsychology”· via Internet Archive
    • “parapsychology”· via National Library of Scotland
    • “Parapsychology”· via Open Library
    • “Paranormal and Mysteries”· in subject
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
  • Out-of-body, astral, and dream studies

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, openlibrary, and openlibrary-historical matched “Dreams”. Retained metadata contains “Dreams” in the title, “Dreams” in the alternative title, “Dreams” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Dreams”· via Internet Archive
    • “Dreams”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Dreams”· via Open Library
    • “Dreams”· in title
    • “Dreams”· in alternative title
    • “Dreams”· in description
  • Cryptozoology and Forteana

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and openlibrary-historical matched “Curiosities and wonders”. Retained metadata contains “Curiosities and wonders” in the subject metadata.

    • “Curiosities and wonders”· via Open Library
    • “Curiosities and wonders”· in subject
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “folklore” and “mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Folklore” in the description.

    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Folklore”· in description

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Editions

Open Library reports 228 editions; 10 cataloged here.

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Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1899-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and Co; London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green and co.English—Public digitized item

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1897-01-01T00:00:00ZLongmans, Green, and co.English—Public digitized item

Subjects

44 subject headings

Identifiers & provenance

How this record was assembled, and the authority identifiers it carries.

Identifiers

ISBN-13
ISBN-10
LCCN
OCLC
Open Library work
Project Gutenberg
Internet Archive
Global Grey
  • book-of-dreams-and-ghosts
National Library of Scotland
  • 9911472673804341
  • 9911472683804341
  • 99116541340504341
Open Library work (alias)
Wellcome

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: University of Michigan
  • Contributing institution: unknown library
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: msn
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; medicalheritagelibrary
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
  • Open Library reports 228 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 7 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: google
  • Scanner: ias11
  • Scanner: Kirtas APT 2400
  • Scanner: rich1
  • Scanner: scribe4.boston.archive.org
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1461 .L22
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL1088777W
Edition coverage
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