Beyond the Lecture Hall: Spectral Bodies and Touch in Nineteenth-Century Material Mediumship

This thesis analyzes both the material phenomena channeled by antebellum Spiritualists, and the attendant séance form. Sitter accounts, emphasizing the desire for emotional and material points of connection with spirits, challenge previous interpretations of material phenomen...

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Other Authors: Coston, Matthew (authoraut)
Format: Others
Language:English
English
Published: Florida State University
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Online Access:http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_2016SP_Coston_fsu_0071N_13017