Invisible Hosts

Performing the Nineteenth-Century Spirit Medium's Autobiography

Autor*innen

• Elizabeth Schleber Lowry

Parameter

• 186 Seiten
• 7 Lesestunden

• Esoterik & Religion
• Geschichte
• Karten & Reisen
• Weltgeschichte

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This book offers a rhetorical analysis of the autobiographies of female spirit mediums, exploring their narratives within the historical and social frameworks of Victorian America. It examines how these women navigated societal expectations and utilized their writings to assert agency and challenge norms. The analysis highlights the interplay between gender, spirituality, and cultural context, revealing the complexities of their experiences and the significance of their voices in a transformative period.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Einband: Hardcover