That Other World - Personal Experiences of Mystics and Their Mysticism

Klappentext An investigation into fraudulent spiritualist practices by a leading mind-reader who eschewed any connection with the supernatural world. Zusammenfassung Although Stuart Cumberland (1857–1922) was a well-known mind-reader, he was also a fierce critic of fraudulent spiritualist practices. He explained his own success by his ability to read muscles – not the supernatural – and aimed to uncover dishonest mediums in this work, published in 1918. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. By way of introduction; 2. Monarchs and mystics; 3. Concerning 'spirit forms'; 4. Physical phenomena; 5. Clairvoyant claims and chicaneries; 6. Spirit photography; 7. Trance and transcript mediums; 8. Subjective visions and false sensorial impressions; 9. The possibilities and impossibilities of thought transference; 10. The unseen hand in the unseen world?' 11. Mystic odds and ends; 12. By way of conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart C. Cumberland, Cumberland Stuart C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108028516
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02851-6
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism, Spiritualism, RELIGION / Mysticism, mysticism