Supernatural Entertainments : Victorian Spiritualism and the Rise of Modern Media Culture /

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"Explores the proliferation of spiritualist seances in mid-nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, and the connection to the contemporary evolution of the media entertainment industry"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Natale, Simone, 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
02.50 esoteric and occult sciences.
Spiritualismus
Spiritismus
Massenmedien
Massenkultur
Spiritualism.
Seances.
Popular culture.
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Seances de spiritisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Seances de spiritisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Spiritisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Spiritisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Popular culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Seances > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Seances > United States > History > 19th century.
Spiritualism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Spiritualism > United States > History > 19th century.
USA.
Grossbritannien
United States.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The medium on the stage : theatricality and performance in the spirit seance
  • Parlor games : play and social life in the haunted house
  • Breaking the news : controversy, sensation, and the popular press
  • Mediums and stars : religion, consumerism, and celebrity culture
  • Stranger than fiction : print media, automatic writing, and popular culture
  • The marvels of superimposition : spirit photography and spiritualism's visual culture.

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