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A Magician among the Spirits (Paperback)
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A Magician among the Spirits (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
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Harry Houdini (1874 1926), whose real name was Erik Weisz, was one
of the most famous magicians and escapologists of all time. He was
highly sceptical of the many claims made concerning psychic and
paranormal phenomena, which were very popular in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He attended hundreds of s
ances for the purposes of his study, and never experienced one he
believed genuine. In this book, published in 1924, he described the
mediums and psychics whom he revealed as fraudulent, exposing the
tricks which had convinced many notable scientists and academics.
These included spirit writing, table rapping, spirit
manifestations, and levitation. Among those he revealed as frauds
was the famous medium Mina Crandon, and his exposures led to a
public split with his former friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a firm
believer. The book is a fascinating account of superstition and
gullibility.
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