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When We Spoke to the Dead

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When We Spoke to the Dead

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Ghosts spoke. Women listened. Everything changed. It began with whispers in a dimly lit room. In the 1840s, the Fox Sisters-and the legions of mediums they inspired-ignited the Spiritualist movement that swept through Victorian parlors and presidential campaigns alike. Contacting the dead wasn't merely a parlor trick: It was a political statement, a declaration of self that still echoes. Séances attracted suffragists and scientists, skeptics and charlatans, giving women a voice in a society that often refused to hear them. But as Spiritualism surged, it also blurred the lines between faith, fraud, feminism, and financial opportunity, drawing figures as varied as Harry Houdini, Victoria Woodhull, and even modern self-help gurus into its ever-expanding orbit. From wartime séances to the rise of televangelists, from Victorian ghosts to goop-approved wellness rituals, When We Spoke to the Dead unearths the forgotten roots of today's obsession with manifestation, mysticism, and the power of belief. Exploring America's deep-seated hunger for the unseen-whether through politics, personal empowerment, or grief-this book traces how the supernatural, once condemned as heresy, became the ultimate commodity. Step inside the séance room. The spirits have been waiting.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2025-10-16
Publication Date:
2025-09-16
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1464223769
ISBN13:
9781464223761
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
313 g
Height:
144 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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