Saducismus Triumphatus — Le Médium d Endor: du frontispice du livre Saducismus Triumphatus de Joseph Glanvill. Saducismus triumphatus[1] est un livre traitant des sorcières écrit par Joseph Glanvill, publié à titre posthume en Angleterre en 1681. L éditeur est… … Wikipédia en Français
Joseph Glanvill — en 1681. Gravure de William Faithorne. Joseph Glanvill, né en 1636 et mort en 1680, est un écrivain, philosophe et clergyman anglais. N étant pas scientifique, il est surnommé le « plus talentueux apologiste des virtuoses », ou, en d… … Wikipédia en Français
Drummer of Tedworth — The Drummer of Tedworth is a report of supernatural activity by Joseph Glanvill in the West Country of England, in his Saducismus Triumphatus. The book s Latin title Saducismus Triumphatus means The Defeat of Sadducism or more accurately The… … Wikipedia
Necronomicon — Le Necronomicon[1] est un ouvrage fictif inventé par l écrivain américain H.P. Lovecraft, vraisemblablement à l occasion de la rédaction de la nouvelle « La Cité sans nom », achevée en 1921. Bien que le texte en lui même ne donne pas le … Wikipédia en Français
Henry More — This article is about the English philosopher. For the English Jesuit priest and church historian, see Henry More (Jesuit). For those of a similar name, see Henry Moore (disambiguation). Henry More … Wikipedia
Blockula — (Blåkulla in modern Swedish) was a legendary meadow where the Devil held his Earthly court during a witches Sabbat. This meadow could only be reached by a magical flight. It was described as as a delicate large Meadow, whereof you can see no end … Wikipedia
Wonders of the Invisible World — was a book published in 1693 by Cotton Mather, defending Mather s role in the witchhunt conducted in Salem, Massachusetts, and espousing the belief that witchcraft was an evil magical power. Mather saw witches as tools of the devil in Satan s… … Wikipedia
Witch of Endor — The Medium of Endor: from the frontispiece to Saducismus Triumphatus by Joseph Glanvill The Witch of Endor, sometimes called the Medium of Endor, was a woman who called up the ghost of the recently deceased prophet Samuel, at the demand of King… … Wikipedia
Edmund Gurney — (March 23, 1847 June 23, 1888), English psychologist, was born at Hersham, near Walton on Thames.He was educated at Blackheath and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a high place in the classical tripos and obtained a fellowship. His… … Wikipedia
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