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LoC No.: 11006876
Title:
Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites
Including an Account of the Origin and Nature of Belief in the Supernatural
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites" by John Netten Radcliffe is a scholarly work written in the mid-19th century. This text delves into the origins and nature of belief in the supernatural, exploring how such beliefs have evolved across different cultures and eras. It mainly discusses various entities such as gods, fiends, and spirits in different mythologies, tracing their connections to human emotions and the natural world. The opening of the book introduces the foundational ideas behind humanity's belief in supernatural powers. Radcliffe describes how these beliefs are intertwined with human emotions and reason, suggesting that the need to explain natural phenomena has led to the formation of various mythologies. He presents the notion that as humanity has advanced, the conception of the divine has evolved, leading to the personification of nature's forces into deities and spirits. The author sets the stage for a comprehensive analysis of mythological frameworks from a variety of cultures, providing insights into how ancient traditions have shaped modern views of the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Radcliffe, John Netten, 1826-1884
EBook No.: 40616
Published: Aug 29, 2012
Downloads: 88
Language: English
Subject: Mythology
Subject: Supernatural
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 11006876
Title:
Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites
Including an Account of the Origin and Nature of Belief in the Supernatural
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Jennifer Linklater and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites" by John Netten Radcliffe is a scholarly work written in the mid-19th century. This text delves into the origins and nature of belief in the supernatural, exploring how such beliefs have evolved across different cultures and eras. It mainly discusses various entities such as gods, fiends, and spirits in different mythologies, tracing their connections to human emotions and the natural world. The opening of the book introduces the foundational ideas behind humanity's belief in supernatural powers. Radcliffe describes how these beliefs are intertwined with human emotions and reason, suggesting that the need to explain natural phenomena has led to the formation of various mythologies. He presents the notion that as humanity has advanced, the conception of the divine has evolved, leading to the personification of nature's forces into deities and spirits. The author sets the stage for a comprehensive analysis of mythological frameworks from a variety of cultures, providing insights into how ancient traditions have shaped modern views of the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Radcliffe, John Netten, 1826-1884
EBook No.: 40616
Published: Aug 29, 2012
Downloads: 88
Language: English
Subject: Mythology
Subject: Supernatural
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.