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Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture / Simone Natale.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Natale, Simone, 1981- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spiritualism--United States--History--19th century.
- Spiritualism.
- Spiritualism--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Seances--United States--History--19th century.
- Seances.
- Seances--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Popular culture--United States--History--19th century.
- Popular culture.
- History.
- United States.
- Popular culture--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Explores the proliferation of spiritualist séances in mid-nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, and the connection to the contemporary evolution of the media entertainment industry"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The medium on the stage : theatricality and performance in the spirit séance
- Parlor games : play and social life in the haunted house
- Breaking the news : controversy, sensation, and the popular press
- Mediums and stars : religion, consumerism, and celebrity culture
- Stranger than fiction : print media, automatic writing, and popular culture
- The marvels of superimposition : spirit photography and spiritualism's visual culture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271071046
- 0271071044
- OCLC:
- 920664839
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