Spirit Matters : Occult Beliefs, Alternative Religions, and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian Britain / / J. Jeffrey Franklin |
Autore | Franklin J. Jeffrey |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 823.91209034 |
Soggetto topico |
Religion and culture - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Spiritualism - Great Britain - History - 19th century Occultism - Great Britain - History - 19th century Spiritualism in literature Occultism in literature English prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Soggetto non controllato | spirituality, materialism, Buddhism, occultism, New Age |
ISBN | 1-5017-1546-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Orthodox Christianity, Scientific Materialism, and Alternative Religions -- Part I: Challenges to Christianity and the Orthodox/ Heterodox Boundary -- 2 The Evolution of Occult Spirituality in Victorian England and the Representative Case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- 3 Anthony Trollope's Religion -- 4 The Influences of Buddhism and Comparative Religion on Matthew Arnold's Theology -- Part II: The Interpenetration of Christianity and Buddhism -- 5 Interpenetration of Religion and National Politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka -- 6 Identity, Genre, and Religion in Anna Leonowens's The English Governess at the Siamese Court -- Part III: The Turn to Occultism -- 7 Ancient Egyptian Religion in Late Victorian England -- 8 The Economics of Immortality -- Part IV: The Origins of Alternative Religion in Victorian Britain -- Conclusion From Victorian Occultism to New Age Spiritualities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796585803321 |
Franklin J. Jeffrey | ||
Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spirit Matters : Occult Beliefs, Alternative Religions, and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian Britain / / J. Jeffrey Franklin |
Autore | Franklin J. Jeffrey |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 823.91209034 |
Soggetto topico |
Religion and culture - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Spiritualism - Great Britain - History - 19th century Occultism - Great Britain - History - 19th century Spiritualism in literature Occultism in literature English prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
ISBN | 1-5017-1546-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Orthodox Christianity, Scientific Materialism, and Alternative Religions -- Part I: Challenges to Christianity and the Orthodox/ Heterodox Boundary -- 2 The Evolution of Occult Spirituality in Victorian England and the Representative Case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- 3 Anthony Trollope's Religion -- 4 The Influences of Buddhism and Comparative Religion on Matthew Arnold's Theology -- Part II: The Interpenetration of Christianity and Buddhism -- 5 Interpenetration of Religion and National Politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka -- 6 Identity, Genre, and Religion in Anna Leonowens's The English Governess at the Siamese Court -- Part III: The Turn to Occultism -- 7 Ancient Egyptian Religion in Late Victorian England -- 8 The Economics of Immortality -- Part IV: The Origins of Alternative Religion in Victorian Britain -- Conclusion From Victorian Occultism to New Age Spiritualities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814843103321 |
Franklin J. Jeffrey | ||
Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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