An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions

An essay by American physician and writer James Thacher in which he discusses the psychology and behaviors of people regarding all things supernatural. (1754 — 1844). Thacher is famous for the Military Journal he kept during the Revolutionary War, published in 1823 Table of Content: Ghosts and Apparitions Power of Imagination Illusions Imagination and Fear Superstition Witchcraft and Sorcery Salem Witchcraft Omens and Auguries Medical Quackery