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The philosophy of mystery

by Walter Cooper Dendy & Harry Houdini Collection DLC

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Philosophy of Mystery" by Walter Cooper Dendy is a philosophical treatise examining the nature and implications of the supernatural, particularly focusing on ghosts, spirits, and their representations throughout history. Written in the early 19th century, it combines elements of philosophy, psychology, and anecdotal narrative to explore belief in the supernatural and the motivations behind such beliefs. The text likely appeals to readers interested in metaphysical discussions and the intersection of literature and philosophy. The beginning of the book introduces a scene set on the Wye River, featuring two young women and a thoughtful bachelor named Astrophel, who delves into ghostly phenomena and the pursuit of wisdom regarding the supernatural. As they discuss the existence of spirits, the dialogue reflects the contrasting beliefs about ghosts and the philosophical inquiries surrounding the nature of reality and illusion. The characters express a mixture of skepticism and curiosity, setting the stage for a philosophical exploration of mystery, belief, and the narratives that surround such spectral topics. (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 Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, 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 openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description and “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

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

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

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

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

    • “Apparitions”· via Internet Archive
    • “Apparitions”· via Open Library
    • “Ghosts”· in description
    • “Apparitions”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from harvard, internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, project-gutenberg, and wellcome matched “parapsychology”, “Parapsychology”, and “Psychical research”. Retained metadata contains “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata and “Psychical research” in the subject metadata.

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    • “Psychical research”· via Internet Archive
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    • “parapsychology”· via Project Gutenberg
  • Out-of-body, astral, and dream studies

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

    • “Dreams”· via Internet Archive
    • “Dreams”· via Open Library
    • “Dreams”· in subject

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1841-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, [and] LongmansEnglish—Public digitized item

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1841-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans; London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & LongmansEnglish—Public digitized item

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1845-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York, Harper & brothers; New-York : Harper & BrothersEnglish—Public digitized item

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  • Contributing institution: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • Contributing institution: Harvard University
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
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  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
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  • Open Library reports 8 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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