{"product_id":"investigating-the-supernatural-9781421400136","title":"Investigating the Supernatural","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInteresting, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. From Turning Tables to Spiritism\u003cbr\u003e2. Occult Wisdoms, Astral Bodies, and Human Fluids\u003cbr\u003e3. Pathologies of the Supernatural\u003cbr\u003e4. Witnessing Psychical Phenomena\u003cbr\u003e5. The Rise and Fall of Metapsychics\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliographic Essay\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529521340759,"sku":"9781421400136","price":45.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421400136.jpg?v=1731875940","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/investigating-the-supernatural-9781421400136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}