The History of Spiritualism 2 Volume Set Mixed media product
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge series
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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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- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:732 pages, 16 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/09/2011
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- ISBN:9781108033220
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Item not Available
- Format:Mixed media product
- Pages:732 pages, 16 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/09/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108033220