Psychic Investigators: Anthropology, Modern Spiritualism, and Credible Witnessing in the Late Victorian Age

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Psychic Investigators examines British anthropology's engagement with the modern spiritualist movement during the late Victorian era. Efram Sera-Shriar argues that debates over the existence of ghosts and psychical powers were at the center of anthropological discussions on human beliefs. He focuses on the importance of establishing credible witnesses of spirit and psychic phenomena in the writings of anthropologists such as Alfred Russel Wallace,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0822947072

ISBN13:9780822947073

Release Date:June 2022

Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press

Length:236 Pages

Weight:1.14 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

History Religion Religion & Spirituality Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Spirituality

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