Lynn L. Sharp

Secular Spirituality

Reincarnation and Spiritism in Nineteenth-Century France

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Secular Spirituality challenges the traditional dichotomy between Enlightenment reason and religion. It follows French romantic socialists' and spiritists' search for a new spirituality based on reincarnation as a path to progress for individuals and society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 595g
• ISBN-13: 9780739113387
• ISBN-10: 0739113380
• Artikelnr.: 21144779

Autorenporträt

By Lynn L. Sharp

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Secularism and spirituality Chapter 2 Romantic
Reincarnation and Social Reform Chapter 3 1850-1880: Building a Movement
Chapter 4 Progress of the Seance: Progress, Gender, Equality Chapter 5
Struggles for Legitimacy: Science and Religion Chapter 6 Spiritism,
Occultism, Science: Meanings of Reincarnation in the Fin de Siecle Chapter
7 Conclusion: Thoughts for "Modern" Spirits