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In late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France, a number of groups turned to the wondrous and occult as a means of understanding and explaining the world. This title examines these varied efforts through the phenomena witnessed at seances.

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Interesting, well-researched book. Choice Investigating the Supernatural is the product of a great many years of study and makes a solid contribution to a growing field. It will be of interest to scholars in a variety of areas, ranging from French social and religious history to the history of science. -- David Allen Harvey H-France A welcome addition to the growing literature on spiritism, occultism and physical research in modern France. -- Heather Wolffram French History

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. From Turning Tables to Spiritism
2. Occult Wisdoms, Astral Bodies, and Human Fluids
3. Pathologies of the Supernatural
4. Witnessing Psychical Phenomena
5. The Rise and Fall of Metapsychics
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index

Investigating the Supernatural

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/07/2011
      ISBN13: 9781421400136, 978-1421400136
      ISBN10: 1421400138
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century France, a number of groups turned to the wondrous and occult as a means of understanding and explaining the world. This title examines these varied efforts through the phenomena witnessed at seances.

      Trade Review
      Interesting, well-researched book. Choice Investigating the Supernatural is the product of a great many years of study and makes a solid contribution to a growing field. It will be of interest to scholars in a variety of areas, ranging from French social and religious history to the history of science. -- David Allen Harvey H-France A welcome addition to the growing literature on spiritism, occultism and physical research in modern France. -- Heather Wolffram French History

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. From Turning Tables to Spiritism
      2. Occult Wisdoms, Astral Bodies, and Human Fluids
      3. Pathologies of the Supernatural
      4. Witnessing Psychical Phenomena
      5. The Rise and Fall of Metapsychics
      Conclusion
      Acknowledgments
      Notes
      Bibliographic Essay
      Index

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