Transatlantic Spiritualism and 19th Century American Literature

Zusatztext 'Bennett's Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature bristles with valuable insights that will transform our understanding of nineteenth-century spiritualism and its occluded Others.' - Susan Castillo! King's College! London Informationen zum Autor BRIDGET BENNET is Professor of American Literature and Culture in the School of English, University of Leeds, UK. Klappentext This book asks about the cultural and political meanings of spiritualism in the Nineteenth century United States. In order to re-assess both transatlantic spiritualism and the culture in which it emerged, Bennet locates spiritualism within a highly technologized transatlantic capitalist culture. Zusammenfassung This book asks about the cultural and political meanings of spiritualism in the Nineteenth century United States. In order to re-assess both transatlantic spiritualism and the culture in which it emerged! Bennet locates spiritualism within a highly technologized transatlantic capitalist culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Apparitional Past Crossing Over: The Spiritualist Atlantic Revolutionary Spirits: The Persistence of the Occult Sacred Theatres: The Spiritist Performances of Shakerism in the 1830s and 1840s Spirited Away: The Death of Little Eva and the Farewell Performances of Katie King "There is no Death": Spiritualism and the Civil War Spiritualism's Afterlife

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The Apparitional Past Crossing Over: The Spiritualist Atlantic Revolutionary Spirits: The Persistence of the Occult Sacred Theatres: The Spiritist Performances of Shakerism in the 1830s and 1840s Spirited Away: The Death of Little Eva and the Farewell Performances of Katie King "There is no Death": Spiritualism and the Civil War Spiritualism's Afterlife

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'Bennett's Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature bristles with valuable insights that will transform our understanding of nineteenth-century spiritualism and its occluded Others.' - Susan Castillo, King's College, London

Product details

• Authors: Bridget Bennet, B Bennett, B. Bennett, Bridget Bennett
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2007
• EAN: 9781403978004
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-7800-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Religion, B, Literature, History, Religion: general, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, History of the Americas, North America (USA and Canada), Literature, general, History, Modern, Modern History, Literature, Modern—19th century, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Religious Studies, general, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, America—Literatures, North American Literature, Literature: history and criticism, Biography, Literature and Literary studies