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The night-side of nature, or, Ghosts and ghost seers

or ghosts and ghost seers

Also known as Night Side of Nature or Ghosts and Ghost Seers; The night side of nature; The night side of nature, or, Ghosts and ghost seers [microform]

by Catherine Crowe & Duke University. Library. Jantz Collection

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Night-Side of Nature; Or, Ghosts and Ghost-Seers" by Catherine Crowe is a philosophical exploration written in the mid-19th century. This work investigates supernatural phenomena, particularly ghosts and their significance, alongside dreams, presentiments, and the nature of the human soul. Crowe's approach reflects a blend of inquiry and skepticism, aiming to illuminate what remains hidden about the spiritual and psychical aspects of existence. At the start of the book, the author introduces her intentions by discussing the lack of attention given to spiritual topics by the scientific community. She draws parallels between the obscurity of the "night-side" of nature, as understood by German astronomers, and humanity's ignorance of spiritual truths. The opening emphasizes the importance of observing and reflecting on the common occurrences of dreams and apparitions throughout history. Crowe outlines her goal of prompting inquiry rather than dictating beliefs, hoping that by doing so, readers might reconsider their views on the paranormal and their implications for understanding the existence of the soul and life after death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists and Parapsychology and psychical research.

  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, project-gutenberg, and wellcome matched “Apparitions”, “ghost”, “Ghosts”, and 1 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the title, “Ghosts” in the title, “ghost” in the subtitle, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Ghosts”· via Internet Archive
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    • “ghosts”· via Wellcome Collection
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from dnb, internet-archive, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Parapsychologie”, “Parapsychology”, “parapsychology”, and 1 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Parapsychologie” in the subject metadata, “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata, and “Psychical research” in the subject metadata.

    • “Parapsychologie”· via German National Library
    • “Parapsychology”· via Internet Archive
    • “Psychical research”· via Internet Archive
    • “Psychical research”· via Open Library
    • “Parapsychology”· via Open Library
    • “parapsychology”· via Project Gutenberg

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The Night Side of Nature

Nachdruck der Ausgabe von 1882

2026Hansebooks GmbHEnglish
  • 9783348156318
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The night side of nature

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1866-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon, New York, G. Routledge and sonsEnglish—Public digitized item

or, Ghosts and ghost seers

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1882-01-01T00:00:00ZG. Routledge; London : G. RoutledgeEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Duke University Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Fisher - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: Oxford University
  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
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  • Digitization sponsor: University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
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  • Open Library reports 3 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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