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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, dæmons, 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

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English

Description

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None of the 1 source behind this record supplied a summary of The world turn'd upside down, or, A plain detection of errors, in the common or vulgar belief, relating to spirits, spectres or ghosts, dæmons, witches, &c (1700). What the catalog does say:

Traditions: Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, Witchcraft and folk magic, Demonology, angelology, and possession

Subjects: Early works to 1800, Magic, occultism, Witchcraft, Demonology, Controversial literature, angels, Early works to 1900

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

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 openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

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

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

    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

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

    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witches”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject
    • “witches”· in edition title
  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

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

    • “Angels”· via Open Library
    • “Demonology”· via Open Library
    • “Angels”· in subject
    • “Demonology”· in subject

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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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

Open Library record

1700Printed for Eliz. Harris at the Harrow in Little BritainEnglish—No ebook

Subjects

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openlibrary-work:OL32087991W
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