The Humbug in American Religion: Ritual Theories of Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism

This essay examines critical modes and dependencies of mid-nineteenth century spiritualism. It looks at the relationship between the ritual dynamics and promotional framings of rappings and séances, and it considers the contested location of those practices within nineteenth-century theories of reli...

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Main Author: Walker, David 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 30-74
Further subjects:B Fox sisters
B Ritual
B Spiritualism
B Skepticism
B P. T. Barnum
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