Tag: Spiritualism

Spiritualism in the American Civil War


Free Download R. Gregory Lande, "Spiritualism in the American Civil War"
English | ISBN: 1476682232 | 2020 | 228 pages | EPUB | 11 MB
America’s Civil War took a dreadful toll on human lives, and the emotional repercussions were exacerbated by tales of battlefield atrocities, improper burials and by the lack of news that many received about the fate of their loved ones. Amidst widespread religious doubt and social skepticism, spiritualism-the belief that the spirits of the dead existed and could communicate with the living-filled a psychological void by providing a pathway towards closure during a time of mourning, and by promising an eternal reunion in the afterlife regardless of earthly sins.

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Spiritualism in the American Civil War


Free Download R. Gregory Lande, "Spiritualism in the American Civil War"
English | ISBN: 1476682232 | 2020 | 228 pages | EPUB | 11 MB
America’s Civil War took a dreadful toll on human lives, and the emotional repercussions were exacerbated by tales of battlefield atrocities, improper burials and by the lack of news that many received about the fate of their loved ones. Amidst widespread religious doubt and social skepticism, spiritualism-the belief that the spirits of the dead existed and could communicate with the living-filled a psychological void by providing a pathway towards closure during a time of mourning, and by promising an eternal reunion in the afterlife regardless of earthly sins.

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Other Powers the Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull


Free Download Barbara Goldsmith, "Other Powers: the Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull"
English | 1999 | pages: 560 | ISBN: 0060953322, 0394555368 | EPUB | 14,6 mb
Barbara Goldsmith’s portrait of suffragette Victoria Woodhull and her times was hailed by George Plimpton as "a beautifully written biography of a remarkable woman" and by Gloria Steinem as "more memorable than a dozen histories."

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