Spirit matters: occult beliefs, alternative religions, and the crisis of faith in Victorian Britain
Orthodox Christianity, scientific materialism, and alternative religions -- The evolution of occult spirituality in Victorian England and the representative case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- Anthony Trollope's religion : the orthodox/heterodox boundary -- The influences of Buddhism and comparativ...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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Occultism in literature
B Occultism (Great Britain) History 19th century B Literary Criticism B Religion and culture (Great Britain) History 19th century B Religion and culture B Religion B Spiritualism B History B Spiritualism in literature B English prose literature 19th century History and criticism B Great Britain B Spiritualism (Great Britain) History 19th century B English prose literature B Electronic books B Great Britain Religion 19th century B Criticism, interpretation, etc B LITERARY CRITICISM ; European ; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh B Occultism |
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| Summary: | Orthodox Christianity, scientific materialism, and alternative religions -- The evolution of occult spirituality in Victorian England and the representative case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- Anthony Trollope's religion : the orthodox/heterodox boundary -- The influences of Buddhism and comparative religion on Matthew Arnold's theology -- Interpenetration of religion and national politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka : William Knighton's Forest life in Ceylon -- Identity, genre, and religion in Anna Leonowens' The English governess at the Siamese court -- Ancient Egyptian religion in late-Victorian England -- The economics of immortality : the demi-immortal Oriental, Enlightenment vitalism, and political economy in Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Conclusion : from Victorian occultism to new age spiritualities Spirit Matters explores the heterodox and unorthodox religions and spiritualities that arose in Victorian Britain as a result of the faltering of Christian faith in the face of modernity, the rise of the truth-telling authority of science, and the |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1501715461 |