점성술에 의한 거짓과 진실의 묘사들.Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity, by R. A. Davenpo

점성술에 의한 거짓과 진실의 묘사들.Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity, by R. A. Davenport

CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
Effects of Incredulity and Credulity―Knowledge supposed to be Remembrance―
CHAPTER II.
Remote Origin of Oracles―Influence of Oracles―Opinions respecting them―
CHAPTER III.
Susceptibility of the Imagination in the East―Mahomet―His Origin―He assumes
CHAPTER IV.
Account of Pope Joan―Artifice of Pope Sextus V.―Some Christian Ceremonies
borrowed from the Jews and Pagans―
CHAPTER V.
Pretenders to Royalty numerous―Contest between the Houses of York and
Lancaster gives rise to various Pretenders―
CHAPTER VI.
Disguise of Achilles―Of Ulysses―Of Codrus―Fiction employed by Numa
Pompilius―King Alfred disguised in the Swineherd’s Cottage―
CHAPTER VII.
Characteristic Mark of a skilful General―Importance anciently attached to military
Stratagems―
CHAPTER VIII.
Former Prevalence of Malingering in the Army; and the Motives for it―Decline of
the Practice―
CHAPTER X.
Controversy respecting the Works of Homer; Arguments of the Disputants―
Controversy on the supposed Epistles of Phalaris―
CHAPTER XI.
Fashion of decrying modern Artists―M. Picart asserts the Merit of modern
Engravers―
CHAPTER XII.
Ancient Memorials of Geographical Discoveries―Mistakes arising from them―
Frauds to which they gave occasion―
CHAPTER XIII.
First Opening of the Regalia to public Inspection―Edwards appointed Keeper―
Plan formed by Blood to steal the Regalia―
CHAPTER XIV.
Horrible nature of the Superstition of Vampyrism―Persons attacked by Vampyres
become Vampyres themselves―
CHAPTER XV.
Feats of Jugglers formerly attributed to witchcraft―Anglo- Saxon Gleemen―
Norman Jugglers or Tregatours―
CHAPTER XVI.
Hold taken on the public Mind by Prodigies―Dutch Boy with Hebrew Words on the
Iris of each Eye―
CHAPTER XVII.
Origin of Alchemy―Argument for Transmutation―Golden Age of Alchemy―
Alchemists in the 13th century―
CHAPTER XVIII.
Supposed Origin of Astrology―Butler on the Transmission of Astrological
Knowledge―
CHAPTER XIX.
State of Medicine in remote Ages―Animals Teachers of Medicine―Gymnastic
Medicine―
CONCLUDING CHAPTER.
Superstition of the Hindoos―The Malays―Asiatic Superstitions―The Chinese―
Miracle of the Blessed Virgin―