{"product_id":"pioneers-of-the-spiritual-reformation-biographical-sketches-cambridge-library-collection-spiritualism-and-esoteric-knowledge-9781108025942","title":"Pioneers of the Spiritual Reformation Biographical Sketches Cambridge Library Collection  Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Mary Howitt Watts (1824â1884) was a painter and writer, and the daughter of William Howitt (1792â1879), one of the subjects of this double biography. Justinus Kerner (1786â1862) was an inspiration to both Howitt and his daughter. A German poet, trained as a doctor, he became famous both as a patron of the arts and an early pioneer of the spiritualist movement. This account of Kerner's life is full of vivid descriptions of ghostly apparitions and supernatural events. Howitt, a popular writer and radical local politician who was raised a Quaker, became increasingly attracted to spiritualism after the deaths of two of his sons. Watts' book, written after her father's death and first published in 1883, is more than a memoir of a beloved parent. As a record of the beliefs of the spiritualists it provides essential information about early Victorian attitudes to this world and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Life of Dr. Justinus Kerner: 1. Birth and parentage; 2. At college; 3. In the Black Forest and in the Welzheim Forest; 4. At Weinsberg; 5. The last days of Justinus Kerner; 6. Kerner's home; 7. Specimens from the works on psychology of Dr. Kerner; William Howitt and his Work for Spiritualism: 1. His childhood; 2. Early manhood; 3. Noon-day of life; 4. Pioneer in the gold-fields of the visible and invisible worlds; 5. His psychological experiences; 6. Further psychological experiences; 7. His work for spiritualism; 8. Bright sunset of life.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769037128023,"sku":"9781108025942","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pioneers-of-the-spiritual-reformation-biographical-sketches-cambridge-library-collection-spiritualism-and-esoteric-knowledge-9781108025942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}