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875854
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Natale, Simone,1981-
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| Title & Author
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Supernatural entertainments : : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture /\ Simone Natale.
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| Publication Statement
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University Park, Pennsylvania :: The Pennsylvania State University Press,, [2016]
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, ©2016
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1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0271077395
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: 9780271077390
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0271071044
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9780271071046
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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"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.
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Popular culture-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
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Popular culture-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Seances-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
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Seances-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Spiritualism-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
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Spiritualism-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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02.50 esoteric and occult sciences.
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02.50 esoteric and occult sciences.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT-- Parapsychology-- General.
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HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
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Massenkultur
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Massenmedien
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Popular culture.
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Seances.
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Spiritismus
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Spiritualism.
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Spiritualismus
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Great Britain.
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Großbritannien
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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133.909/034
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| LC Classification
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BF1242.U6
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