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The world turn'd upside down, or, A plain detection of errors, in the common or vulgar belief, relating to spirits, spectres or ghosts, dmons, witches, &c

in a due and serious examination of their nature, power, administration, and operation : in what forms or shape incorporeal spirits appear to men, by what means, and of what elements they take to themselves, and form appearances of bodies, visible to mortal eyes, why they appear, and what frights and force of imagination often delude us into the apprehensions of supposed phantasms, through the intimidation of the mind, &c. : also what evil tongues have power to produce of hurt to mankind, or irational creatures, and the effects men and women are able to produce by their communication with good or evil spirits, &c

by Balthasar Bekker

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  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Traditions: Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, Witchcraft and folk magic, Demonology, angelology, and possession

Subjects: Occultism, Magic, Witchcraft, Demonology, Angels, Early works to 1900, Controversial literature

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

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

    • “Magic”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “witches” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata, and “witches” in the edition title.

    • “Witchcraft”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “witches”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “witches”· in edition title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Demonology”. Retained metadata contains “Angels” in the subject metadata and “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Demonology”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Angels”· in subject
    • “Demonology”· in subject

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in a due and serious examination of their nature, power, administration, and operation : in what forms or shape incorporeal spirits appear to men, by what means, and of what elements they take to themselves, and form appearances of bodies, visible to mortal eyes, why they appear, and what frights and force of imagination often delude us into the apprehensions of supposed phantasms, through the intimidation of the mind, &c. : also what evil tongues have power to produce of hurt to mankind, or irational creatures, and the effects men and women are able to produce by their communication with good or evil spirits, &c

University of Pennsylvania digitized edition

80 unnumbered pages, 264 pages ; 16 cm (12mo); A translation of v. 1 of Bekker's 4-v. De betoverde wereld (The world bewitch'd) and of his abridgement of the entire work. Cf. p. [4], p. [25]; Biographie universelle, v. 3, p. 520.

1700Printed for Eliz. Harris ..English—Public download

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  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 992952123503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, BF1410 .B4 1700
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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