Project Gutenberg 2009-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 1320 Calmet, Augustin 1672 1757 Calmet, Agostino Kalmetos, Augoustinos Kalmet, Augoustinos Kalmet, Avgustin Christmas, Henry 1811 1868 Dissertations sur les apparitions des anges, des démons et des esprits. English The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait%C3%A9_sur_les_apparitions_des_esprits_et_sur_les_vampires_ou_les_revenans_de_Hongrie,_de_Moravie,_%26c. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Stephanie Eason and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Phantom World: The History and Philosophy of Spirits, Apparitions, &c, &c." by Augustine Calmet is a philosophical treatise written in the mid-18th century. This work delves into the nature of spirits, angels, demons, and apparitions, capturing the beliefs held during a period rife with superstition and scholarly debate surrounding the supernatural. It explores the variety of opinions across different cultures, particularly focusing on Christian doctrines and historical accounts. The opening of this text introduces the reader to the author's intentions: a thorough examination of apparitions and their impact on society during his time. Calmet presents a framework to discuss not only the validations and assertions surrounding angels and demons as described in religious texts but also the critical analysis of cases of demoniacal possession and the societal implications of such beliefs. He conveys the importance of distinguishing between truth and superstition while acknowledging the complexities and fears surrounding the concepts of the supernatural in a time when such phenomena were often taken at face value. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Demonology Apparitions Spirits BF Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1298337 2025-08-12T07:45:16.431108 text/html 1299384 2021-01-05T08:40:09 text/html 594269 2025-08-12T07:45:35.554060 application/epub+zip 606012 2025-08-12T07:45:21.809065 application/epub+zip 577227 2025-08-12T07:45:19.577176 application/epub+zip 1212825 2025-08-12T07:45:46.732925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025733 2025-08-12T07:45:33.352042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 979865 2022-09-13T15:16:40.565137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1141644 2025-08-12T07:45:13.877119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1140838 2021-01-05T08:40:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1141014 2021-01-05T08:40:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22155 2025-08-12T07:45:46.900946 application/rdf+xml 25322 2025-08-12T07:45:20.182059 image/jpeg 4768 2025-08-12T07:45:19.881062 image/jpeg 427472 2021-01-05T08:40:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 461081 2021-01-05T08:40:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 426965 2021-01-05T08:40:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 554010 2025-08-12T07:45:16.523068 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia