The History of the Supernatural in All Ages and Nations, and in All Churches Christian and Pagan Demonstrating a Universal Faith V1 - William Howitt - Bog

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 exploration of the supernatural in different cultures and religions throughout history. It covers supernatural phenomena such as ghosts, spirits, magic, and divine intervention, and how they have been perceived and interpreted by different societies. The book also delves into the role of supernatural beliefs in various religious traditions, including Christianity and Paganism. It aims to demonstrate that despite differences in beliefs and practices, there is a universal human faith in the supernatural that has persisted throughout history. This is the first volume of the book, and it provides a detailed account of supernatural beliefs and practices in different cultures and religions.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.