{"product_id":"the-history-of-spiritualism-paperback-9781108033206","title":"The History of Spiritualism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033206","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of Spiritualism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1926 publication focuses on key practitioners and contemporary accounts of nineteenth-century spiritualism and the passions and controversies surrounding it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eArthur Conan Doyle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033206, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e376 pages, 8 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 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\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The story of Swedenborg\u003cbr\u003e 2. Edward Irving: the Shakers\u003cbr\u003e 3. The prophet of the new revelation\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Hydesville episode\u003cbr\u003e 5. The career of the Fox sisters\u003cbr\u003e 6. First developments in America\u003cbr\u003e 7. The dawn in England\u003cbr\u003e 8. Continued progress in England\u003cbr\u003e 9. The career of D. D. Home\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Davenport brothers\u003cbr\u003e 11. The researches of Sir William Crookes (1870–4)\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Eddy brothers and the Holmeses\u003cbr\u003e 13. Henry Slade and Dr. Monck\u003cbr\u003e 14. Collective investigations of spiritualism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\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":46002846761240,"sku":"9781108033206","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033206i_43d87845-258c-485d-8635-d5ba9926ea2a.jpg?v=1694873733","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-spiritualism-paperback-9781108033206","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}