02614cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500310014226400510017330000470022433600260027133700260029733800360032350000310035950504140039050800310080452013240083553400450215965300110220465300420221585600430225712674UtSlPG20260610133312.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBF1 aLang, Andrew,d1844-191210aCock Lane and Common-Sense 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-06-010 aPreface -- 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.  aTranscribed by David Price  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGhosts  aParapsychology -- Early works to 190040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12674