This is a facsimile reprint of the original book by George Miller Beard, rebuilt using the latest technology. There are no poor, missing or blurred pages and all photographic images have been professionally restored. At Yokai Publishing we believe that by restoring this title to print it will live on for generations to come.
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This is a facsimile reprint of the original book by George Miller Beard, rebuilt using the latest technology. There are no poor, missing or blurred pages and all photographic images have been professionally restored. At Yokai Publishing we believe that by restoring this title to print it will live on for generations to come.
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Add this copy of The Psychology of the Salem Witchcraft Excitement of to cart. $81.00, good condition, Sold by Expatriate Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Svendborg, DENMARK, published 1971 by John E. Edwards.
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Some rubbing. Binding spotted. Some page-edge foxing. Good. 18x13cm, xx, 112 p., A facsimile repritn of the 1882 edition limited to 500 copies. Contents: Salem murders thoughts to be necessary for the protection of society; witchcraft defined; origin and evolution of the trials-the afflicted children; Testimony of confessions; Salem witchcraft trials compared with the trials of Cadet Whittaker and Guiteau; Comparison of the mistakes in diagnosis of physicians in Salem and in Washington; Attacks of despotism; Speedy justice in Salem; Murders stopped by the accusers striking too high; How afflicted children are treated in these days; No special law for Salem trials; Turning of the tide; Psychology of delusions-genuine phenomena vs. Imposture; Practical applications; The two dogmas; Subjective mistaken for objective phenomena; Psychology the youngestof the sciences; Psychology of the American people; Advantages of the delays of law; Disagreement of physicians a sign of progress; Appendix A. : Explanation of the frontispiece; Appendix B: Can the insane be legally punished? ; Petition for a stay of proceeding in the case of Guiteau (To the President of the United States of America).
