By JAMES GRANT.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF SUPERSTITION.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF HEATHEN NATIONS.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
MYTHOLOGY OF GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, SCANDINAVIA, ETC.
CHAPTER XII.
NAMES OF DAYS, WHENCE DERIVED.
CHAPTER XIII.
NAMES OF MONTHS, WHENCE DERIVED.
CHAPTER XIV.
MIRACLES PERFORMED BY SAINTS AND OTHER HOLY PERSONS, AND THE INFLUENCE OF SACRED RELICS.
CHAPTER XV.
HOW THE POETS HAVE FANNED THE FLAME OF SUPERSTITION.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
MONARCHS, PRIESTS, PHILOSOPHERS, AND SUPERSTITION.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE DRUIDS.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
DEMONOLOGY.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
MAGIC AND ASTROLOGY.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
DIVINATION AND ORACLES.
CHAPTER XL.
SIGNS, OMENS, AND WARNINGS.
CHAPTER XLI.
CHAPTER XLII.
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
AMULETS AND CHARMS.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
CHAPTER XLIX.
TRIALS BY ORDEAL.
CHAPTER L.
CHAPTER LI.
CURSES AND EVIL WISHES.
CHAPTER LII.
CHAPTER LIII.
DREAMS AND VISIONS OF THE NIGHT.
CHAPTER LIV.
CHAPTER LV.
LAWS AGAINST AND TRIALS OF WITCHES.
CHAPTER LVI.
CHAPTER LVII.
CHAPTER LVIII.
CHAPTER LIX.
CHAPTER LX.
CHAPTER LXI.
CHAPTER LXII.
CHAPTER LXIII.
CHAPTER LXIV.
CHAPTER LXV.
CHAPTER LXVI.
CHAPTER LXVII.
SUPERSTITION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
CHAPTER LXIX.
CHAPTER LXX.
CHAPTER LXXI.
CHAPTER LXXII.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
Transcriber's Notes:
There are a number of quotations in this work, many of which contain archaic spelling and/or dialect. There are also several occurrences of variant spelling and hyphenation used by the author. These have all been retained as printed, with a few exceptions relating to proper names or references to quotations, which are listed at the end of the text. Printing errors (transposed or missing letters, etc.) have been corrected throughout. This book sometimes uses asterisks to indicate an ellipsis.
THE
MYSTERIES OF ALL NATIONS:
RISE AND PROGRESS OF SUPERSTITION,
LAWS AGAINST AND TRIALS OF WITCHES,
ANCIENT AND MODERN DELUSIONS,
TOGETHER WITH
Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
RELATING TO
MYTHOLOGY—DAYS AND WEEKS—MIRACLES—POETS AND SUPERSTITION—MONARCHS, PRIESTS, AND PHILOSOPHERS—DRUIDS—DEMONOLOGY—MAGIC AND ASTROLOGY—DIVINATION—SIGNS, OMENS, AND WARNINGS—AMULETS AND CHARMS—TRIALS BY ORDEAL—CURSES AND EVIL WISHES—DREAMS AND VISIONS—SUPERSTITION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
