Title Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture / Simone Natale

Published University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : illustrations Contents The medium on the stage : theatricality and performance in the spirit séance -- Parlor games : play and social life in the haunted house -- Breaking the news : controversy, sensation, and the popular press -- Mediums and stars : religion, consumerism, and celebrity culture -- Stranger than fiction : print media, automatic writing, and popular culture -- The marvels of superimposition : spirit photography and spiritualism's visual culture Summary "Explores the proliferation of spiritualist séances in mid-nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, and the connection to the contemporary evolution of the media entertainment industry"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 5, 2016) Subject Spiritualism -- United States -- History -- 19th century Spiritualism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Seances -- United States -- History -- 19th century Seances -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century 02.50 esoteric and occult sciences. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- General. HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century. Popular culture Seances Spiritualism Massenkultur Massenmedien Spiritismus Spiritualismus Great Britain United States Großbritannien USA Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780271077390 0271077395

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