Supernatural entertainments : Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture /
Simone Natale.
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (xi, 235 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
"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.
9780271077390
Spiritualism--History--United States--19th century. Spiritualism--History--Great Britain--20th century. Seances--History--United States--19th century. Seances--History--Great Britain--19th century. Popular culture--History--United States--19th century. Popular culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.