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Author: John C. Leonard Publisher: ISBN: 9781905961207 Category : Spiritualism Languages : en Pages : 403
Book Description
The philosophy and teachings of spiritualism in their relation to accepted philosophy and science. Contents: Historical: Andrew Jackson Davis and the harmonial philosophy; early American spiritualism; spiritualism in England; more recent spiritualism; physical phenomena of spiritualism; Philosophy of Spiritualism: psychical constitution of man; nature and process of death; spirit world; life in the spiritual world; spiritualism and evolution; spiritualism as a religion; conclusion.
Author: John C. Leonard Publisher: ISBN: 9781905961207 Category : Spiritualism Languages : en Pages : 403
Book Description
The philosophy and teachings of spiritualism in their relation to accepted philosophy and science. Contents: Historical: Andrew Jackson Davis and the harmonial philosophy; early American spiritualism; spiritualism in England; more recent spiritualism; physical phenomena of spiritualism; Philosophy of Spiritualism: psychical constitution of man; nature and process of death; spirit world; life in the spiritual world; spiritualism and evolution; spiritualism as a religion; conclusion.
Author: Anne Kalvig Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317017595 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 118
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Talking to the dead and communication with 'the other side' is often presented as a taboo in an increasingly technological and medically advanced world. However, practices of spiritualism and mediumship continue to remain popular and in high demand within contemporary Western societies. This book analyses the practices of today’s mediums, who insist on standing at the threshold between life and death, interpreting signs and passing on communications, and asks how such concepts and practices are perceived by contemporary society. Using first-hand material gathered from alternative fairs, mediumistic congresses, séances, and interviews with both practitioners and clients, as well as thorough textual analysis, Anne Kalvig provides a clear overview of the various forms of consumption of mediumship in Western society and places these within a socio-cultural, religious and historical context. She also raises questions as to the controversies surrounding spiritualism and its representation and relationship with popular culture and the media. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of sociology, religious studies, folklore, media studies and anthropology as well as to anyone interested in the upsurge of contemporary spiritualism, psychic phenomena and the paranormal.
Author: Mira Ptacin Publisher: Liveright Publishing ISBN: 1631493825 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 288
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A young writer travels to Maine to tell the unusual story of America’s longest-running camp devoted to mysticism and the world beyond. They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin’s haunting account of the women of Camp Etna—an otherworldly community in the woods of Maine that has, since 1876, played host to generations of Spiritualists and mediums dedicated to preserving the links between the mortal realm and the afterlife. Beginning her narrative in 1848 with two sisters who claimed they could speak to the dead, Ptacin reveals how Spiritualism first blossomed into a national practice during the Civil War, yet continues—even thrives—to this very day. Immersing herself in this community and its practices—from ghost hunting to releasing trapped spirits to water witching— Ptacin sheds new light on our ongoing struggle with faith, uncertainty, and mortality. Blending memoir, ethnography, and investigative reportage, The In-Betweens offers a vital portrait of Camp Etna and its enduring hold on a modern culture that remains as starved for a deeper sense of connection and otherworldliness as ever.
Author: Simone Natale Publisher: Penn State Press ISBN: 0271077395 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 249
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In Supernatural Entertainments, Simone Natale vividly depicts spiritualism’s rise as a religious and cultural phenomenon and explores its strong connection to the growth of the media entertainment industry in the nineteenth century. He frames the spiritualist movement as part of a new commodity culture that changed how public entertainments were produced and consumed. Starting with the story of the Fox sisters, considered the first spiritualist mediums in history, Natale follows the trajectory of spiritualism in Great Britain and the United States from its foundation in 1848 to the beginning of the twentieth century. He demonstrates that spiritualist mediums and leaders adopted many of the promotional strategies and spectacular techniques that were being developed for the broader entertainment industry. Spiritualist mediums were indistinguishable from other professional performers, as they had managers and agents, advertised in the press, and used spectacularism to draw audiences. Addressing the overlap between spiritualism’s explosion and nineteenth-century show business, Natale provides an archaeology of how the supernatural became a powerful force in the media and popular culture of today.
Author: John C. Leonard
Author: John C. Leonard
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Author: John Calvert Leonard
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Author: Mira Ptacin
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