The Spirit Land by Samuel B. Emmons
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"The Spirit Land" by Samuel B. Emmons is a treatise on superstitions and their origins, written in the mid-19th century. The author aims to dissect various popular beliefs that have persisted throughout history, revealing the absurdities and dangers of such notions, especially in the context of Christianity. In this work, he addresses figures like witches, ghosts, and demons while advocating for a rational understanding of spiritual matters grounded in the teachings of
the Bible. The opening of the work introduces Emmons’ intentions clearly: to demystify the erroneous beliefs that have plagued humanity through the ages. He begins by reflecting on the pervasive influence of childhood tales about giants and spirits, highlighting how these stories cultivate a fear of the supernatural that can lead to social hysteria, as exemplified by the ghost sightings in Waltham, Massachusetts. Emmons emphasizes the importance of reason and knowledge in dispelling these fears and isolating the causes of superstitions, thus setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the roots and repercussions of these misguided beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Emmons, Samuel B. (Samuel Bulfinch) |
|---|---|
| Title | The Spirit Land |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis |
| Subject | Spiritualism |
| Subject | Occultism -- Early works to 1900 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43237 |
| Release Date | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 639 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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