Anatomy of a seance: a history of spirit communication in central canada
Auteur :
McMullin, Stan
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780773526655
Date de publication :
19 mars 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Offering a study of Canadian spirit communication, this book creates a picture of how educated people were drawn to spiritualism and psychic research. It shows that for many attempting to sort out their religious beliefs and find an acceptable marriage between religion and science, the seance room provided an alternative to formal religious dogma.