Women and the Victorian Occult

Name: Women and the Victorian Occult
Brand: Routledge
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By Tatiana Kontou

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What kinds of metaphors do spirits, ghosts, mediums, mesmerists, theosophists, spectral actresses, evil servants, dead bodies and vampires offer in understanding womanhood in the nineteenth century? This collection examines the many interpretations of the occult in nineteenth-century culture and the ways that women used supernatural imagery and language to draw attention to issues that bore immediate implications on their own lives. This book was published as a special issue of Women's Writing.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 216
Release Date:: 2011-02-03
Publication Date:: 2010-12-14
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0415613264
ISBN13:: 9780415613262
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 493 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 16 cm

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