{"product_id":"footfalls-on-the-boundary-of-another-world-paperback-9781108027427","title":"Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108027427","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFootfalls on the Boundary of Another World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive investigation of spiritualism, published in 1860 by a Scottish-born former member of the US House of Representatives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Dale Owen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108027427, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e422 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRobert Dale Owen (1801–1877) was born in Scotland and emigrated to the United States in 1825 to help his social reformer father Robert Owen set up an experimental community in New Harmony, Indiana. He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1842, and appointed US minister at Naples in 1853. In addition to his political career, Owen was a follower of spiritualism. In Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World, published in 1860, he draws from his own observations of supernatural phenomena as well as published research in fields such as psychology. Owen's comprehensive study addresses six thematic areas. He starts by comparing attempts to navigate uncharted spiritual waters to Christopher Columbus' voyages of discovery, and then moves on to examine themes such as dreams, disturbances and apparitions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAuthor's advertisement to the English edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the American edition\u003cbr\u003e List of authors cited\u003cbr\u003e Book I. Preliminary: 1. Statement of the subject\u003cbr\u003e 2. The impossible\u003cbr\u003e 3. The miraculous\u003cbr\u003e 4. The improbable\u003cbr\u003e Book II. Touching Certain Phases of Sleep: 1. Sleep in general\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dreams\u003cbr\u003e Book III. Of Disturbances Popularly Termed Hauntings: 1. General character of the phenomena\u003cbr\u003e 2. Narratives\u003cbr\u003e 3. Summing up\u003cbr\u003e Book IV. Of Appearances Commonly Called Apparitions: 1. Touching hallucination\u003cbr\u003e 2. Apparitions of the living\u003cbr\u003e 3. Apparitions of the dead\u003cbr\u003e Book V. Indications of Personal Interferences: 1. Retribution\u003cbr\u003e 2. Guardianship\u003cbr\u003e Book VI. The Suggested Results: 1. The change at death\u003cbr\u003e 2. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266013483288,"sku":"9781108027427","price":33.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027427i_8bacffa2-0e94-462d-acec-682a1260beaf.jpg?v=1694873470","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/footfalls-on-the-boundary-of-another-world-paperback-9781108027427","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}