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The History of Spiritualism 2 Volume Set

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The History of Spiritualism 2 Volume Set

The History of Spiritualism 2 Volume Set

Arthur Conan Doyle
September 2011
Multiple copy pack
9781108033220
£58.99
GBP
Multiple copy pack
2 Paperback books
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    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.

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    September 2011
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108033220
    732 pages
    216 × 140 × 45 mm
    0.94kg
    16 b/w illus.
    Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint

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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • 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.
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