The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult

Name: The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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By: Tatiana Kontou, Sarah Willburn (Editor)

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Hardcover | 28 July 2012

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456 Pages

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Critical attention to Victorian mysticism has grown greatly over the past two decades. Whether it is spiritualism or theosophy, mesmerism or the occult, dozens of book-length studies and hundreds of articles have appeared in recent years that reflect the avid interest in Victorian mystical practices. Despite the impressive amount published work on the subject, this is the first collection designed to introduce to the readers scholarly trends in the field. Organized into three sections, this volume deals with a wide range of issues covering the following important research areas: Gender Studies and the Spiritual Spiritualism and Science Studies The Supernatural and Empire Studies Each section contains contributions from historians and art historians, literary critics, and academics working on gender and cultural studies, that, taken together, illustrate trends within scholarly sub-fields as well as overarching themes and methodological approaches.

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'This is an outstanding guide to the current state of scholarship in an area that has become central to our understanding of nineteenth-century culture. The editors have put together a well-conceived array of essays on a range of spiritualist and occult practices, and the individual essays are uniformly well-informed and smart. Both experts in the field and students will find it extremely valuable.' Adela Pinch, University of Michigan, USA '... the editors and contributors have delivered firstclass research. Seen as a mostly literary research companion for academics and students, it admirably fulfils its role.' Fortean Times What is refreshing about this volume by Kontou and Willburn is that it not only synthesises existing research from many of the top scholars in the field, but it also introduces new areas for study...[covering] a vast range of topics that have the potential to enthuse new students as well as informing on-going research in the field.' Journal of Victorian Culture '... a welcome addition. [It] ... introduces new theoretical and conceptual models in thinking about spiritual and cultural practices of the long nineteenth century. ... the collection offers an excellent point of entry into the topic of Victorian mysticism.' Victorian Studies '[This book] will naturally be of interest to scholars of the fantastic. Well chosen and scrupulously edited, it is a good choice for libraries ... The breadth and depth of Tantou and Willburn's scholarship and that of their contributors makes this a useful and engaging work.' Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts

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