The strange case of William Mumler, spirit photographer / Louis Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Louis, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirit photography.

Mumler, William H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 1860's, William Mumler photographed ghosts-or so he claimed. The practice came to be known as spirit photography, and Mumler's insistence that his work brought back the dead led to a sensational trial in 1869 that was the talk of the nation. The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer is the definitive resource for this fascinating moment in American history and provides insights into today's ghosts in the machine.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PROLOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: GHOSTLY DEVELOPMENTS; MUMLER IN THE PRESS: THE BEGINNINGS (1862-1863); SPIRITUAL PHOTOGRAPHY (1866); The Personal Experiences of William H. Mumler In Spirit-Photography (1875); THE MUMLER ""SPIRIT"" PHOTOGRAPH CASE (1869); MUMLER IN THE PRESS: THE TRIAL (1869); CONCLUSION. SPOOKED THEORIES: DECONSTRUCTION, PSYCHOANALYSIS, AND THE SPECTERS OF MUMLER; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-256) and index.

ISBN:

1-4416-1269-6

0-8166-6638-5

OCLC:

609842137