Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Ghosts, Devils, Angels and Sun Gods: A Series of Essays Against Superstition
When it is wished to discover the origin of an interesting superstition like that of ghosts, which has haunted man in multitudinous forms throughout historic times, we ask, what did our pre-historic forefathers think about it? And straightway we begin to study the notions of barbaric and savage peoples. The whole matter clears up; we are cherishing the relics of man's childhood state, we feel mortified and look about for more sensible conceptions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
