Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature
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.
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Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature
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.
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Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature

by B. Bennett
Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Transatlantic Spiritualism and Nineteenth-Century American Literature

by B. Bennett

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781403978004
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date: 07/27/2007
Edition description: 2007
Pages: 247
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

BRIDGET BENNET is Professor of American Literature and Culture in the School of English, University of Leeds, UK.

Table of Contents

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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