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... supernatural phenomena . There were four main factors that underwrote spiritualism : the passive interest in the occult needed a focal point ; the estab- lished church was losing touch with its public ; the mesmerism movement was there ...
... supernatural phenomena . There were four main factors that underwrote spiritualism : the passive interest in the occult needed a focal point ; the estab- lished church was losing touch with its public ; the mesmerism movement was there ...
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... supernatural intruded into their own lives they were at a loss to know what to do about it , as they had been conditioned to a stereotyped supernatural , and this bewilderment is reflected in their accounts of ghosts and hauntings ...
... supernatural intruded into their own lives they were at a loss to know what to do about it , as they had been conditioned to a stereotyped supernatural , and this bewilderment is reflected in their accounts of ghosts and hauntings ...
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... supernatural in general and on ghosts in particular were beset by the need to make their accounts meaningful . If accounts of ghosts were incoherent and incon- clusive , there would be an effort , sometimes conscious some- times ...
... supernatural in general and on ghosts in particular were beset by the need to make their accounts meaningful . If accounts of ghosts were incoherent and incon- clusive , there would be an effort , sometimes conscious some- times ...
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Mesmerism and the Growth of Spiritualism | 13 |
Mesmerism | 15 |
The Birth of Spiritualism | 29 |
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