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Occasionally a sudden terror falls upon man without his being able to divine the cause ( presentiments ) , from the fact that the soul foresees a misfortune . The soul also possesses the power of acting upon the materials of this world ...
Occasionally a sudden terror falls upon man without his being able to divine the cause ( presentiments ) , from the fact that the soul foresees a misfortune . The soul also possesses the power of acting upon the materials of this world ...
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I returned in the same vessel with the widow . During the passage the anniversary of her husband's death took place . " The Hindoos rely , according to the Zend Books , on the aid of geniis and spirits , and believe that they are able ...
I returned in the same vessel with the widow . During the passage the anniversary of her husband's death took place . " The Hindoos rely , according to the Zend Books , on the aid of geniis and spirits , and believe that they are able ...
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... though a misunderstood new - Pythagorean and new - Platonic philosophy , and acquired such force that it was used as a weapon against Christianity , which its enemies were not able to combat with the power of the Olympian gods .
... though a misunderstood new - Pythagorean and new - Platonic philosophy , and acquired such force that it was used as a weapon against Christianity , which its enemies were not able to combat with the power of the Olympian gods .
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Contents
OF MAGIC AND ITS BRANCHES IN GENERAL | 1 |
THEORETICAL VIEWS ON MAGIC AMONG THE ANCIENTS | 124 |
MAGNETISM AMONG THE ANCIENT NATIONS ESPECIALLY | 152 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The History of Magic, Volume 1 Bohn's scientific library The History of Magic, Mary Botham Howitt |
| Author | Joseph Ennemoser |
| Editor | Mary Botham Howitt |
| Translated by | William Howitt |
| Compiled by | Mary Botham Howitt |
| Publisher | H.G. Bohn, 1854 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 21 Feb 2008 |
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