Spiritism and the Cult of the Dead in Antiquity is a book written by Lewis Bayles Paton. The book explores the history of spiritism and the cult of the dead in ancient times. The author delves into the beliefs and practices of various cultures, including the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Hebrews, and how they viewed the afterlife and communicated with the dead. Paton examines the role of mediums, oracles, and necromancers in these cultures and how...