Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Cock Lane and Common-Sense Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Preface -- Introduction -- Savage spiritualism -- Ancient spiritualism -- Comparative psychical research -- Haunted houses -- Cock Lane and common-sense -- Apparitions, ghosts, and hallucinations -- Scrying or crystal-gazing -- The second sight -- Ghosts before the law -- A modern trial for witchcraft -- Presbyterian ghost hunters -- The logic of table-turning -- The ghost theory of the origin of religion. Transcribed by David Price "Cock Lane and Common-Sense" by Andrew Lang is a collection of essays exploring the intersection of folklore, anthropology, and reported paranormal phenomena, written during the late 19th century. In this work, Lang seeks to reconcile the perspectives of folklorists and psychical researchers, arguing for a legitimate academic inquiry into contemporary accounts of spiritualism, wraiths, and other mysterious occurrences, all while maintaining a skeptical lens on such beliefs. At the start of the collection, Lang directs his observations toward the ongoing debate within the academic community regarding the validity of ghost stories and other supernatural claims. He discusses the reluctance of both folklorists and scientists to adequately investigate first-hand testimonies that challenge conventional understanding, presenting a series of examples from various cultures, including the phenomena reported by figures like the Wesley brothers. Lang's writing reflects a conviction that these experiences deserve attention and analysis, highlighting the shared characteristics of abnormal experiences across different societies and questioning why educated individuals should not be subjected to the same scrutiny as uneducated ones when recounting supernatural events. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghosts Parapsychology -- Early works to 1900 BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 660031 659971 2024-10-06T04:18:22.897799 2023-10-06T06:20:40.009433 text/html text/html 676582 2020-12-15T02:57:49 text/html; charset=us-ascii 246557 2020-12-15T02:57:49 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 327721 2024-10-06T04:18:32.754714 application/epub+zip 337134 2024-10-06T04:18:26.226774 application/epub+zip 322303 2024-10-06T04:18:24.863813 application/epub+zip 597410 2024-10-06T04:18:38.035214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549402 2024-10-06T04:18:31.923732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500937 2022-09-06T22:00:58.338142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604830 604821 2024-10-06T04:18:21.783791 2023-10-06T06:20:39.142362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 604608 2020-12-15T02:57:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235583 2020-12-15T02:57:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20312 2024-10-06T04:18:38.162199 application/rdf+xml 14590 2024-10-06T04:18:25.437753 image/jpeg 4050 2024-10-06T04:18:25.146803 image/jpeg 324854 2024-10-06T04:18:22.953938 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia