Raising Spirits - How a Conjuror's Tale Was Transmitted across the Enlightenment (Hardcover, New)

Despite Enlightenment scepticism about the supernatural, stories about spirits were regularly printed and shared throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This case-study in the transmission of a single story (of a young gunsmith near Bristol conjuring spirits, leading to his early death) reveals both how and why successive generations found meaning in such accounts. It shows the workings of an expanding national print culture, but also the continued importance of locality, oral culture and manuscript copying, especially among the newly educated. It offers an insight into the culture of Anglican clergy, spiritual autodidacts, evangelical preachers, pioneering astrologers, mesmerists and spiritualists, revealing the on-going appeal of Bible-based providentialism. Initially told as a warning-lesson against meddling with the demonic, the story also appealed to those keen to uphold the existence of spirits, and to various groups who themselves wished to communicate with spirits, while its portrayal of a doomed youth attracted sympathy.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	J. Barry
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	146
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-37893-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, c 1600 to c 1800 Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, c 1600 to c 1800 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General
LSN:	1-137-37893-X
Barcode:	9781137378934

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