Photography and Spirit by John Harvey
Can film capture what our eyes can't see? There are many examples historical and contemporary of photographs of spirits or ghosts. These images have been derided as hoaxes or, at the other extreme, held up as irrefutable proof of the otherworld. This title examines these blurred images of phantoms, psychical emanations and religious apparitions.
economical and intriguing.. Harvey restores the full sense of 'spirit' in nineteenth-century science, religion and aesthetics, while charting spirit photography's persistence well into the twentieth century ... a fascinating addition to the literature on delusional aesthetics. Art Review judicious, sympathetic and richly illustrated -- Marina Warner Art Newspaper Harvey has done an excellent job in outlining how the three domains fed into the phenomenon of spirit photography, and how its fascination endures. Fortean Times John Harvey's new work finds the emerging medium of photography in the second half of the nineteenth century provides a source for thinking through the visualization of the holy ... wonderfully illustrated, and it is refreshing for scholars of religion to find a press like Reaktion Books that is not normally publishing in religious studies, yet taking topics in religion seriously, and provide a visual forum for the display of images. Journal of the American Academy of Religion This book will fascinate readers with its photographs of spirit contact and spirit presence. If you want to look at ghosts on film, these 80 illustrations will more than satisfy your interest ... Literate, well-written, and highly entertaining are the three words to best describe this book by John Harvey. Highly recommended! -- Lee Prosser
John Harvey is Professor at the School of Art at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861893246 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861893248 |
| Title | Photography and Spirit |
| Author | John Harvey |
| Series | Exposures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2007-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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