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Preface. | v |
Demoniality: origin of the word.—Wherein that crime differs from those of Bestiality and Sodomy.—Opinion of St Thomas. Nrs 1 to 8. | 1 |
Material intercourse with Incubi and Succubi is not a thing of imagination; testimony of St Austin. Nrs 9 and 10. | 15 |
Wizards and Witches; their relations with the Devil; ceremonials of their profession. Nrs 11 to 23. | 21 |
Artifices resorted to by the Devil for the assumption of a body. Nr 24. | 31 |
Incubi do not assail but women. Nr 26. | 35 |
Goblins have no dread of exorcisms. Nr 27. | 37 |
Humorous story of signora Hieronyma: the enchanted repast. Nr 28. | 37 |
Men begotten by Incubi: Romulus and Remus, Plato, Alexander the Great, CÆsar-Augustus; Merlin the Enchanter, Martin Luther.—The Antechrist to be born of an Incubus. Nr 30. | 53 |
Incubi are not pure spirits: they beget, and therefore have a body of their own.—Remark concerning Giants. Nrs 31 to 33. | 57 |
Angels are not all pure spirits: decision to that effect of the second Council of Nicea Nr 37. | 71 |
Existence of rational creatures or animals other than man, and endowed, like him, with a body and a soul. Nrs 38 to 43. | 85 |
Wherein do those animals differ from man? What their origin? Do they all descend from one individual, as men descend from Adam? Is there between them a distinction of the sexes? What are their manners, laws, social customs? Nrs 44 to 50. | 87 |
What are the shape and organisation of their body? A comparison drawn from the composition of wine. Nrs 51 to 56. | 95 |
Are those animals subject to diseases, to physical and moral infirmities, to death? Nrs 57 and 58. | 107 |
Are they born in the original sin? Have they been redeemed by Jesus-Christ, and are they capable of beatitude and damnation? Nrs 61 and 62. | 119 |
Proofs of their existence. Nrs 65 to 70. | 123 |
Story of an Incubus and of a young Nun. Nr 71. | 139 |
Story of a young deacon. Nr 72. | 145 |
Incubi are affected by material substances: they therefore participate of the matter of those substances. Nr 73. | 149 |
Instance drawn from the history of Tobit; ejection of the Incubus which vexed Sarah; cure of old Tobias. Nrs 74 to 76. | 151 |
St Anthony falls in with a Faun in the wilderness: their conversation. Nr 77 to 84. | 161 |
Other proofs of the corporeity of Incubi, especially the Manna of the Hebrews or Bread of Angels. Nrs 90 to 95. | 179 |
In what sense are to be understood the words of Christ: “Other sheep I have which are not of this fold?” Apollo’s address to the Emperor Augustus: the end of the Gods. Nrs 96 to 101. | 191 |
“The Great Pan is dead”, or the death of Christ announced to Fauns, Sylvans and Satyrs: their bewailing. Nr 102. | 203 |
Solving of the problem: How can a woman be impregnated by an Incubus?—Comparison of Giants with mules. Nrs 104 and 105. | 207 |
Wherein lies the generating virtue; why no more Giants are born. Luxuria in humido. Nrs 106 to 111. | 211 |
Appreciation of the crime of Demoniality: 1o committed with the Devil; 2o committed with an Incubus. Nrs 112 to 114. | 219 |
Is Demoniality more grievous than Bestiality?—Conclusion. Nr 115. | 223 |
Appendix | 227 |
Biographical Notice | 245 |