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Essay on superstition; being an inquiry into the effects of physical influence on the mind, in the production of dreams, visions, ghosts, and other supernatural appearances.

Publication Details

London: J. Hatchard & Son, 1830 CE.

Newnham argued that argued that apparitional experiences, dreams and spiritual visions had a physiological rather than a supernatural basis. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#13201
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External URLessay-on-superstition-being-an-inquiry-into-the-effects-of-physical-influence-on-the-mind-in-the-production-of-dreams-visions-ghosts-and-other-supernatural-appearances

Geographic Context

Publication place: London