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The mysteries of all nations

rise and progress of superstition, laws against and trials of witches, ancient and modern delusions : together with strange customs, fables, and tales ...

by James Grant

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Mysteries of All Nations" by James Grant is a comprehensive examination of superstition, its origins, and developments through history, written in the late 19th century. The work delves into various aspects of superstition, such as witch trials, magical beliefs, and ancient myths across different cultures, revealing how these beliefs have persisted through the ages and impacted society. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of superstition by tracing its roots back to early humanity, discussing the generational transmission of these beliefs. He highlights significant events and characters from religious texts, such as the serpent in the Garden of Eden, and elaborates on ancient customs surrounding divination, magic, and the worship of celestial bodies, providing a context for understanding how these ideas influenced societies worldwide. The opening portion sets the stage for a detailed exploration of how superstition is interwoven with various cultural and historical narratives, promising a rich discussion on the complexities of human belief systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Demonology, angelology, and possession, Divination and oracles, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description.

    • “Magic”· in description
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical and project-gutenberg matched “Witchcraft”, “witchcraft”, and “witches”. Retained metadata contains “witches” in the subtitle, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and “witches” in the edition subtitle.

    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witchcraft”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “witches”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “witches”· in subtitle
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “witches”· in edition subtitle
  • Astrology

    A contributing source assigned this topic during controlled cataloging, but the exact triggering term is not present in the merged metadata.

  • Divination and oracles

    Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the description.

    • “Divination”· in description
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    A contributing source assigned this topic during controlled cataloging, but the exact triggering term is not present in the merged metadata.

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

2 editions cataloged here.

rise and progress of superstition, laws against and trials of witches, ancient and modern delusions : together with strange customs, fables, and tales ...

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1880Leith : Reid & son;; Reid & sonEnglish—Public

Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together with Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

Project Gutenberg electronic edition

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2006-11-23Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • 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; medicalheritagelibrary
  • Open Library reports 2 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.
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