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Observations sur la Franc-maçonnerie, le Martinisme, les visions de Swedenborg, le magnétisme, &c.-
Anonymous
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across major library catalogs (LOC, Open Library, Google Books, Internet Archive, and scholarly databases via OpenAlex) yielded no evidence of an English translation of this 1786 French work. The work is an anonymous, rare 18th-century pamphlet on esoteric subjects, and no record of it being translated into English was found.
Verified Mar 31, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex, loc, ustc · methodology
In a world gripped by the 'Age of Enlightenment,' an anonymous defender of tradition sounds the alarm against the rising tide of secret societies and occult 'marvels.' This text offers a scathing, high-stakes investigation into the dangers of Freemasonry, the hypnotic trances of Animal Magnetism, and the mystical delusions of Emanuel Swedenborg, challenging readers to choose between the chaos of individual revelation and the stability of universal authority.
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