The History of Spiritualism 2 Volume Set
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-03322-0 (ISBN)
The Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) is best known for his creation of the character Sherlock Holmes. Trained as a medical doctor, Doyle - like many Victorian intellectuals - became fascinated by spiritualism and its promise of communication with the afterlife. Doyle was a firm believer in the movement, claiming as evidence 'sign[s] of a purposeful and organized invasion' from the spirit world. In 1926, towards the end of his life, he published this influential two-volume history. Volume 1 covers the background and origins of Victorian spiritualism, and focuses on key individuals including D. D. Home. It also reports on several scientific investigations of spiritualist phenomena. Volume 2 discusses celebrated mediums from 1870 to World War I, and topics including 'ectoplasm' and 'spirit photography'. The History provides valuable insights into Victorian and early twentieth-century culture and the controversies generated by spiritualism at that time.
Volume 1: Preface; 1. The story of Swedenborg; 2. Edward Irving: the Shakers; 3. The prophet of the new revelation; 4. The Hydesville episode; 5. The career of the Fox sisters; 6. First developments in America; 7. The dawn in England; 8. Continued progress in England; 9. The career of D. D. Home; 10. The Davenport brothers; 11. The researches of Sir William Crookes (1870–4); 12. The Eddy brothers and the Holmeses; 13. Henry Slade and Dr. Monck; 14. Collective investigations of spiritualism. Volume 2: 15. The career of Eusapia Palladino; 16. Great mediums from 1870 to 1900: Charles H. Foster, Madame d'Esperance, William Eglinton, Stainton Moses; 17. The Society for Psychical Research; 18. Ectoplasm; 19. Spirit photography; 20. Voice mediumship and moulds; 21. French, German and Italian spiritualism; 22. Some great modern mediums; 23. Spiritualism and the war; 24. The religious aspect of spiritualism; 25. The after-life as seen by spiritualists; Appendix; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.9.2011 |
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Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge |
Zusatzinfo | 16 Plates, black and white |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 960 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Sozialwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-03322-9 / 1108033229 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-03322-0 / 9781108033220 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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