Haunted Britain : spiritualism, psychical research and the Great War / Kyle Falcon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falcon, Kyle, author.

Series:

Cultural history of modern war.

Cultural history of modern war

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritualism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Spiritualism.

Parapsychology--Research--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Parapsychology.

World War, 1914-1918--Psychological aspects.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023.

Summary:

'Haunted Britain' offers a new emotional and cultural history of the Great War as told through the spiritualist and psychical research movements between 1914 and 1939.

Contents:

Cover

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Prophecies of war and peace: spiritualism and the new millennium

Chapter 2: A psychic laboratory: numinous experiences and spiritualism on the Great War's battlefields

Chapter 3: A war of sensation: telepathy, crisis apparitions and the moment of death on the home front

Chapter 4: Living with the ghosts of war: death and mourning in the séance room

Chapter 5: The army of the living dead: spirit photography and the public denial of death

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781526164964

1526164965

9781526179630

1526179636

9781526164988

1526164981

OCLC:

1415748040