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C/LI/50. The rise of Spiritualism in Victorian Britain
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This paper investigates the rise of Spiritualism in Victorian Britain, with an emphasis on the way in which it was reflected in the literature of the time. The paper argues that certain social conditions – the high infant mortality rate of the age – created a preoccupation with death and the immortality of the soul, and illustrates how leading Victorian author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of The History of Spiritualism) turned to mysticism following a near-death experience, and the loss of his father, son and wife. The paper examines how this personal conversion from traditional beliefs to spiritualism took place against a gradual shift in Victorian England, from established religion to alternative forms of spiritual understanding.
KEYWORDS: Spiritualism, non-traditional beliefs, English literature, Victorian literature, cultural history,
Other Papers On: Victorian literature XIX - early XX cc
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