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The Other World : Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914. / Janet Oppenheim.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: : International Book Distributor | : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, Building No- 4405/2, 5, Ansari Road, New DelhiPublication details: , London : Cambridge University Press , 1985.Description: xii, 503p. : 24cmISBN:
  • 9780521347679
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 133.9 OPP
Summary: 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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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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