Servants of the Supernatural by Antonio Melechi
Born of the so-called Victorian 'pseudo science' of mesmerism, the seance enjoyed a late 19th century golden age that ministered to the Victorian obsession with science, religious doubt, and entertainment. Yet the popularity of spiritualism and the seance endured - and does so to this day.
Servants of the Supernatural takes us on a joyously weird circuit of the Victorian obsession with the supernatural.. Riotously enjoyable. * Judith Flanders *
Fascinating... brings to life the wonderfully flamboyant cheats and frauds of the 19th century medium trade... His tale stands beautifully as a reminder to choose one's beliefs carefully * Deborah Blum, author of Ghost Hunters *
Lustrous... the heyday of the Victorian séance in all its table-trembling, tambourine-tapping glory. * Word Magazine *
[An] engrossing account of séances, mesmerism and mediums. * Scotland on Sunday *
The story of the Victorian obsession with séances, spirit writing, communing with the dead and all the showmanship that went with it...Melechi tells it well and wittily. * Express *
Fascinating... brings to life the wonderfully flamboyant cheats and frauds of the 19th century medium trade... His tale stands beautifully as a reminder to choose one's beliefs carefully * Deborah Blum, author of Ghost Hunters *
Lustrous... the heyday of the Victorian séance in all its table-trembling, tambourine-tapping glory. * Word Magazine *
[An] engrossing account of séances, mesmerism and mediums. * Scotland on Sunday *
The story of the Victorian obsession with séances, spirit writing, communing with the dead and all the showmanship that went with it...Melechi tells it well and wittily. * Express *
Antonio Melechi is a Visiting Fellow at the University of York and the author of Fugitive Minds.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099478867 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099478862 |
| Title | Servants of the Supernatural |
| Author | Antonio Melechi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2009-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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