Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture / Simone Natale.

  • Natale, Simone, 1981-
Date:
[2016]
  • Books

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Description

"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.

Publication/Creation

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]

Physical description

xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-230) and index.

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.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    BVU.41.AA8
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780271071046
  • 0271071044