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UNINA9910816068703321 |
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Autore |
Bennett Bridget |
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Titolo |
Transatlantic spiritualism and nineteenth-century American literature / / Bridget Bennett |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-36348-0 |
9786611363482 |
0-230-60486-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Spiritualism in literature |
American literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Spiritualism - United States - History - 19th century |
Literature and spiritualism - United States - History - 19th century |
Occultism in literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Apparitional Past; Chapter 1 Crossing Over: The Spiritualist Atlantic; Chapter 2 Revolutionary Spirits: The Persistence of the Occult; Chapter 3 Sacred Theatres: The Spiritist Performances of Shakerism in the 1830's and 1840's; Chapter 4 Spirited Away: The Death of Little Eva and the Farewell Performances of Katie King; Chapter 5 "There Is No Death": Spiritualism and the Civil War; Conclusion: The Afterlife of Spiritualism; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book asks about the cultural and political meanings of spiritualism in the Nineteenth century United States. In order to re-assess both transatlantic spiritualism and the culture in which it emerged, Bennet locates spiritualism within a highly technologized transatlantic capitalist culture. |
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