Description
Book SynopsisIn 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 ReviewInteresting, 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 ContentsIntroduction
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
