Let the Dead Speak, 9781526181022
Hardcover
Belief, female power, and Aussie ghosts: Spiritualism’s enduring story.

Let the Dead Speak

Spiritualism in Australia

$223.42

  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    31 January 2025

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Summary

This book explores the historical and social dynamics of Spiritualism, a religious movement associated in the popular imagination with nineteenth-century parlour seances and ghost photography. It continues to be practised actively today in Australia, the UK, and USA. The authors draw on their deep fieldwork, interviews, and archival research to analyse Spiritualism’s resilience and the enduring popular appeal of mediumship.

There are three key contributions of the book: the first is t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526181022
ISBN-10:1526181029
Author:Andrew Singleton, Matt Tomlinson
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Imprint:Manchester University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:31 January 2025
Weight:483g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm x 14mm
About The Author

Andrew Singleton

Matt Tomlinson is Associate Dean (Research) and Professor of Anthropology at the Australian National University.

Andrew Singleton is Professor of Sociology and Social Research at Deakin University.

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