Johann Caspar Lavater and the 18th-century Roots of Anomalistics By Karl Baier

https://www.academia.edu/145433423/Johann_Caspar_Lavater_and_the_18th_century_Roots_of_Anomalistics?email_work_card=title This article delves into the discourses surrounding anomalistic topics during the late Enlightenment, with a particular emphasis on Lavater's connections to this field. After outlining the theological and philosophical background that fueled his interest in para normal phenomena, the main section explores the most significant cases Lavater investigated, detailing his methods of inquiry. Finally, the con clusion revisits the article's introduction, aiming to shed more light on the relationship between Lavater's anomalistics and the intellectual landscape of the late Enlightenment. ...