An Essay On Demonology, Ghosts And Apparitions, And Popular Superstitions Also, An Account Of The Witchcraft Delusion At Salem, In 1692

By James Thacher

Book Overview

A doorway into fear, wonder, and sober inquiry opens with An Essay On Demonology, Ghosts And Apparitions, And Popular Superstitions Also, An Account Of The Witchcraft Delusion At Salem, In 1692. A brisk, lucid panorama of belief and behaviour, it compels both the curious reader and the serious scholar to weigh evidence, disparate rumours, and enduring questions about how communities interpret the unseen. This edition preserves the book's form as a historical supernatural essay and situates it squarely within the occult history collection ideal for history and folklore enthusiasts. It navigates demonology and folklore with clarity, tracing ghosts and apparitions, popular superstitions explained, and the fraught wake of the Salem witchcraft delusion. Beyond a memorable survey of credulity and courage, the work reads as an academic study for thoughtful readers, inviting comparisons with early American supernatural literature and the broader currents of colonial america in the 1690s. Its measured tone and concrete detail make it a dependable reference for those who admire New England folklore and the reverberations of imagined worlds. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this volume is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a touchstone for readers who treasure both literary reverence and historiographical rigour, including admirers of Edgar Allan Poe precursors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354942997
• ISBN13: 9789354942990
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"