Raising Spirits [electronic resource] : How a Conjuror’s Tale Was Transmitted across the Enlightenment /
Barry, J.author.
Despite supernatural scepticism, stories about spirits were regularly printed and shared throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. This case-study in the transmission of a single story (of a young gunsmith near Bristol conjuring spirits, leading to his early death) reveals both how and why successive generations found meaning in such accounts.
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Series List; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Frontispiece; 1 Introduction; 2 Thomas Perks and His Circle; 3 Arthur Bedford and His Circle; 4 The Second Phase: Bristol and London 1760-79; 5 Evangelical Publishing; 6 Astrologers; 7 The Nineteenth Century: Medicine, Spiritualism and Christianity; 8 Conclusion; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Despite supernatural scepticism, stories about spirits were regularly printed and shared throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. This case-study in the transmission of a single story (of a young gunsmith near Bristol conjuring spirits, leading to his early death) reveals both how and why successive generations found meaning in such accounts.
Social history.
Great Britain—History.
Civilization—History.
Religion—History.
History, Modern.
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History of Britain and Ireland.
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