Monroe, John Warne, 1973-

Laboratories of faith mesmerism, spiritism, and occultism in modern France / [electronic resource] : John Warne Monroe. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008. - xi, 293 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interpreting the tables tournantes, 1853-1856 -- Mesmerism and the challenge of spiritualism, 1853-1859 -- The invention and development of spiritism, 1857-1869 -- Spiritism on trial, 1870-1880 -- Confronting the multivalent self, 1880-1914 -- Epilogue : the emergence of a new heterodoxy.


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Mesmerism--History.--France
Spiritualism--History.--France
Occultism--History.--France


France--Religion--19th century.
France--Religion--20th century.


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