The world turn'd upside down, or, A plain detection of errors, in the common or vulgar belief, relating to spirits, spectres or ghosts, dmons, witches, &c. : in a due and serious examination of their nature, power, administration, and operation : in what forms or shape incorporeal spirits appear to men, by what means, and of what elements they take to themselves, and form appearances of bodies, visible to mortal eyes, why they appear, and what frights and force of imagination often delude us into the apprehensions of supposed phantasms, through the intimidation of the mind, &c. : also what evil tongues have power to produce of hurt to mankind, or irational creatures, and the effects men and women are able to produce by their communication with good or evil spirits, &c

Name:

Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698

Timespan:

Early works to 1900

Date:

1700

Language:

English

Publisher:

Printed for Eliz. Harris ..

Subject:

Occultism -- Early works to 1900; Occultism; Demonology -- Controversial literature; Witchcraft -- Controversial literature; Magic; Angels; Witchcraft; Controversial literature; Demonology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

books

Physical Description:

80 unnumbered pages, 264 pages; 16 cm (12mo)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

A translation of v. 1 of Bekker's 4-v. De betoverde wereld (The world bewitch'd) and of his abridgement of the entire work. Cf. p. [4], p. [25]; Biographie universelle, v. 3, p. 520.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, BF1410 .B4 1700