[BOOK][B] The other world: Spiritualism and psychical research in England, 1850-1914

J Oppenheim - 1985 - books.google.com
J Oppenheim
1985books.google.com
An examination of the public fascination with spiritualism and psychical research in Britain
from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. The book explores the variety of
social background, education, and professional expertise that characterized the men and
women who attended seances and investigated psychic phenomena, and places them in
the context of their times without ridiculing their beliefs.
An examination of the public fascination with spiritualism and psychical research in Britain from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. The book explores the variety of social background, education, and professional expertise that characterized the men and women who attended seances and investigated psychic phenomena, and places them in the context of their times without ridiculing their beliefs.
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