Occultism and common-sense (Registro nro. 77570)
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| control field | 36730 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BF |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Willson, Beckles, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1869-1942 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Occultism and common-sense |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2011-07-14 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Science's attitude towards the "supernatural" -- The hypnotic state -- Phantasms of the living -- Dreams -- Hallucinations -- Phantasms of the dead -- On "hauntings" and kindred phenomena -- The dowsing or divining rod -- Mediumistic phenomena -- More physical phenomena -- The materialisation of "ghosts" -- Spirit-photography -- Clairvoyance -- Mrs. Piper's trance utterances -- Afterword. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Occultism and Common-Sense" by Beckles Willson is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work investigates various phenomena associated with the supernatural, attempting to apply a rational and critical approach to claims of spiritualism, telepathy, and related topics. The author reflects on the challenges posed by established science against the backdrop of increasing public interest in occultism, suggesting that there exists a body of evidence that demands careful consideration beyond mere skepticism. At the start of the book, the author shares his initial enthusiasm for exploring the realm of occult phenomena with an open mind, only to encounter significant skepticism from established scientific authorities. He discusses an intriguing anecdote involving a man's vision of his deceased mother coinciding with her actual death, illustrating the complexities of psychic experiences and coincidences. The opening establishes a clear tension between common-sense interpretations of such events and the budding field of psychical research, signaling the author’s intent to navigate through anecdotal evidence while seeking solid conclusions drawn from systematic investigation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Spiritualism |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Parapsychology |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Barrett, William, Sir, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1844-1925 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36730">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36730</a> |
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