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The History of Spiritualism

The History of Spiritualism

Volume 1

Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge

  • Date Published: June 2011
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108033206

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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 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.

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    • Date Published: June 2011
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108033206
    • length: 376 pages
    • dimensions: 216 x 140 x 21 mm
    • weight: 0.48kg
    • contains: 8 b/w illus.
    • availability: Available
  • 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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    Arthur Conan Doyle

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