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
Auteur :
Newnham, William
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108044233
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
570 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Newnham (1790–1865) was an influential medical practitioner with special interests in obstetrics, pharmacology and the brain. In this 1830 publication he argues, from a firmly Christian perspective, that 'supernatural' manifestations, such as visions, arise from the effects on the brain of material influences such as disease, medications and trauma.