Publisher's Synopsis
""The History of the Supernatural in All Ages and Nations, and in All Churches Christian and Pagan Demonstrating a Universal Faith V1"" is a book written by William Howitt. This book is a comprehensive study of supernatural beliefs and practices throughout history, across different cultures and religions. It explores the various forms of supernatural phenomena, including ghosts, spirits, demons, angels, miracles, and more. The author delves into the origins of these beliefs, tracing their evolution over time and examining their significance in different societies. The book also explores the role of supernatural beliefs in shaping religious practices and doctrines, both in Christian and pagan traditions. Through this exploration, the author aims to demonstrate the existence of a universal faith that transcends cultural and religious boundaries. This volume is the first in a series of books that together provide a comprehensive history of supernatural beliefs and practices.1863. Part One of Two. Howitt explains in the Preface that what he intends by the Supernatural is the operation of those higher and more recondite laws of God with which being yet but most imperfectly acquainted, we wither denominate their effects miraculous, or, shutting our eyes firmly, deny their existence altogether. Contents: An Apology for Faith in the Nineteenth Century; Spiritualists Before the American Development; Manifestations of the Supernatural in German; The Supernatural in Switzerland and France; The Supernatural in the Bible; The Supernatural of the Apocrypha; The Supernatural of the New Testament; The Supernatural in the Ancient Nations; The Supernatural in Assyria, Chaldea and Persia; The Supernatural of Ancient Egypt; The Supernatural in Ancient India and China; The Supernatural in Ancient Scandinavia; The Supernatural in Greece; The Supernatural in Ancient Rome; The Same Faith Continues in All These Nations to the Present Time; The Supernatural Amongst the American Indians; The Supernatural Amongst the Early Fathers; Supernatural of the Neo-Platonists; and The Supernatural of the Roman Catholic Church. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417948949.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
