{"product_id":"a-magician-among-the-spirits-paperback-9781108027489","title":"A Magician among the Spirits (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108027489","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Magician among the Spirits\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarry Houdini (1874–1926) published this exposé of the practices of fraudulent mediums and psychics in 1924.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarry Houdini (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108027489, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 20 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHarry Houdini (1874–1926), whose real name was Erik Weisz, was one of the most famous magicians and escapologists of all time. He was highly sceptical of the many claims made concerning psychic and paranormal phenomena, which were very popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He attended hundreds of séances for the purposes of his study, and never experienced one he believed genuine. In this book, published in 1924, he described the mediums and psychics whom he revealed as fraudulent, exposing the tricks which had convinced many notable scientists and academics. These included spirit writing, table rapping, spirit manifestations, and levitation. Among those he revealed as frauds was the famous medium Mina Crandon, and his exposures led to a public split with his former friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a firm believer. The book is a fascinating account of superstition and gullibility.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The founders of modern spiritualism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Davenport brothers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Daniel Dunglas Home\u003cbr\u003e 4. Palladino\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ann O'Delia Diss Debar\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dr. Slade and his spirit slates\u003cbr\u003e 7. Slate writing and other methods\u003cbr\u003e 8. Spirit photography\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e 10. Why ectoplasm?\u003cbr\u003e 11. By-products of spiritualism\u003cbr\u003e 12. Investigations – wise and otherwise\u003cbr\u003e 13. How mediums obtain information\u003cbr\u003e 14. What you must believe to be a spiritualist\u003cbr\u003e 15. Magicians as detectors as fraud\u003cbr\u003e 16. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266013712664,"sku":"9781108027489","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027489i_fd2ba68a-dc8e-44d8-8221-8ad6937d6851.jpg?v=1694873453","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-magician-among-the-spirits-paperback-9781108027489","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}