The Phantom World, a famous book by Augustin Calmet initially published in 1746, analyses a wide range of supernatural tales and beliefs from the perspective of a logician or scientific enquirer. He wants to know the truth about good and bad angels, magic, apparitions, vampires, witchcraft, possession by demons, and the resurrection of the dead.
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