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At a fascinating moment in French intellectual history, an interest in matters occult was not equivalent to a rejection of scientific thought; participants in séances and magic rituals were seekers after experimental data as well as spiritual truth. A young astronomy student wrote of his quest: "I am not in the presence or under the influence of any evil spirit: I study Spiritism as I study mathematics." He did not see himself as an ecstatic visionary but rather as a sober observer. For him, the

Who reads Laboratories of Faith : Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism in Modern France?

Author

John Warne Monroe; ProQuest (Firm)

Publisher

Ithaca: Cornell University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801461712

Category

history

Subjects

Body Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, Psychology

Updated

2026-03-25