A philosophical essay on credulity and superstition : and also on animal fascination, or charming / by Rufus Blakeman.

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A philosophical essay on credulity and superstition : and also on animal fascination, or charming / by Rufus Blakeman. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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New York : D. Appleton & co.; New Haven : S. Babcock, 1849.

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206 pages ; 18 cm

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Mental origin of credulity and superstition, and its influence on ancient society.--Witchcraft.--Dreams.--Ghosts.--Ecstacy, trance, &c.--Empiricism and quackery.--Homopathy.--Mesmerism.--Essay on animal fascination or charming

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