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Transatlantic spiritualism and nineteenth-century American literature / / Bridget Bennett



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Autore: Bennett Bridget Visualizza persona
Titolo: Transatlantic spiritualism and nineteenth-century American literature / / Bridget Bennett Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina: 810.9384
810/.9384
Soggetto topico: 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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Transatlantic spiritualism and nineteenth-century American literature  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-36348-0
9786611363482
0-230-60486-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910816068703321
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