The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.Calmet, Augustin
Religion
The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.
Calmet, Augustin
Apparitions; Demonology; Spirits
XLIII. Instances of Women thought Dead who came to Life again 337
XLIV. Can these Instances be applied to the Hungarian Revenans? 339
XLV. Dead People who chew in their Graves and devour their own
Flesh 340
XLVI. Singular Example of a Hungarian Revenant 341
XLVII. Argument on this matter 343
XLVIII. Are the Vampires or Revenans really Dead? 344
XLIX. Instance of a Man named Curma being sent back to this
World 351
L. Instances of Persons who fall into Ecstatic Trances when
they will, and remain senseless 354
LI. Application of such Instances to Vampires 356
LII. Examination of the Opinion that the Demon fascinates the
Eyes of those to whom Vampires appear 360
LIII. Instances of Resuscitated Persons who relate what they
saw in the other World 361
LIV. The Traditions of the Pagans on the other Life, are
derived from the Hebrews and Egyptians 364
LV. Instances of Christians being Resuscitated and sent back
to this World.--Vision of Vetinus, a Monk of Augia 366
LVI. Vision of Bertholdas, related by Hincmar, Archbishop of
Rheims 368
LVII. Vision of St. Fursius 369
LVIII. Vision of a Protestant of York, and others 371
LIX. Conclusion of this Dissertation 374
LX. Moral Impossibility that Ghosts can come out of their Tombs 376
LXI. What is related of the Bodies of the Excommunicated who
walk out of Churches, is subject to very great
Difficulties (in Belief and Explanation) 378
LXII. Remarks on the Dissertation, concerning the Spirit which
came to St. Maur des Fosses 380
LXIII. Dissertation of an Anonymous Writer on what should be
thought of the Appearance of Spirits, on Occasion of
the Adventure at St. Maur, in 1706 387
Letter of the Marquis Maffei on Magic 407
Letter of the Reverend Father Dom Calmet, to M. Debure 440
PREFACE.
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