TY - BOOK AU - Natale,Simone TI - Supernatural entertainments: Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture SN - 9780271077390 AV - BF1242 .S874 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - University Park, Pennsylvania PB - The Pennsylvania State University Press KW - Spiritualism KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Great Britain KW - 20th century KW - Seances KW - Popular culture KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1214938&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -