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Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions

Name: Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions
Author: James Thacher

James Thacher

Read by ToriBee, Ryan Fahey, seoighe65, BrentPatrick, Kay Hill-Johnson, laurakgibbs, Seraphina and marisad6 · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Advertisement (2:24)
Ghosts and Apparitions (26:42)
Power of Imagination (5:55)
Illusions (24:30)
Imagination and Fear (18:23)
Superstition (13:27)
Witchcraft and Sorcery. Part 1 (25:36)
Witchcraft and Sorcery. Part 2 (15:16)
Salem Witchcraft. Part 1 (33:26)
Salem Witchcraft. Part 2 (50:15)
Salem Witchcraft. Part 3 (22:00)
Salem Witchcraft. Part 4 (26:08)
Omens and Auguries (28:07)
Medical Quackery (13:29)