Born of the so-called Victorian 'pseudo science' of mesmerism, the s???ance enjoyed a late 19th century golden age that ministered to the Victorian obsession with science, religious doubt, and entertainment. Mediums, psychics and somnambulists were investigated by amateur sleuths and by scientists like Faraday and Darwin; their performances imitated and exposed by magicians, denounced by clerics, satirised in the press. Yet the popularity of spiritualism and the s???ance endured - and does so to this day.
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Born of the so-called Victorian 'pseudo science' of mesmerism, the s???ance enjoyed a late 19th century golden age that ministered to the Victorian obsession with science, religious doubt, and entertainment. Mediums, psychics and somnambulists were investigated by amateur sleuths and by scientists like Faraday and Darwin; their performances imitated and exposed by magicians, denounced by clerics, satirised in the press. Yet the popularity of spiritualism and the s???ance endured - and does so to this day.
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Very Good. Size: 7x1x7; Very good paperback copy (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Exterior looks good, shelfwear is very minor. A solid copy. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
