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The Existence of Evil Spirits Proved : And Their Agency, Particularly in Relation to the Human Race, Explained and Illustrated, Paperback / softback Book

The Existence of Evil Spirits Proved : And Their Agency, Particularly in Relation to the Human Race, Explained and Illustrated Paperback / softback

Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge series

Paperback / softback

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Walter Scott (1779–1858), President and Theological Tutor at Airedale College in Bradford, delivered a series of lectures on the occult at the Congregational Library, London, in 1841.

This 1843 volume is a collection of Scott's lectures, in which he employs scriptural and testimonial evidence to support his claim that evil spirits exist.

Scott describes the character and behaviour of evil spirits and the methods they employ to contact and influence humans; for example witchcraft, divination, possession and temptation.

Scott draws on Jewish and ancient Egyptian literature, as well as accounts of the oracles of classical antiquity to illustrate his thesis, as well as numerous anecdotes from famous cases like the Salem witch trials.

A passionate and colourful example of non-conformist Christian thought on the occult, and on the significance of what Scott explains are 'fallen angels who were transformed by their own wilful rebellion and apostasy into demons'.

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:546 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
  • Publisher:Cambridge University Press
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  • ISBN:9781108025881

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:546 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
  • Publisher:Cambridge University Press
  • Publication Date:
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  • ISBN:9781108025881

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