The history of spiritualism
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The history of spiritualism
（Cambridge library collection）
Cambridge University Press, 2011
- v. 1
- v. 2
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Originally published: London : Cassell, 1926
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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v. 1 ISBN 9781108033206
Description
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 spiritualism, beginning with Swedenborg before turning to the 'supernatural' events in upstate New York in 1848 that are generally regarded as the beginning of modern spiritualism. It then focuses on key individuals including D. D. Home, and on scientific investigations of spiritualist phenomena. The History provides valuable insights into Victorian and early twentieth-century culture and the controversies generated by spiritualism at that time.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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v. 2 ISBN 9781108033213
Description
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 2 focuses on celebrated mediums from 1870 to World War I and explores topics such as 'ectoplasm', 'spirit photography' and 'voice mediumship'. Doyle also discusses spiritualism as practised in Europe and the religious aspects of the movement. The History provides valuable insights into Victorian and early twentieth-century culture and the enthusiasm and controversies generated by spiritualism at that time.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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