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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
The Rise of 19th-Century American Spiritualism, 1854–18732010 •
During an initial period of rapid expansion, American Spiritualists did not form churches or settle ministers. As a result, something other than numbers and locations of churches and ministers must chart the 19th-century rise of this religious movement. Fortunately, the leading Spiritualist newspaper of the period, the Banner of Light, published extensive lists of public meetings, lectures, and prospective lecturers. In addition, both the Banner and the Spiritual Telegraph newspapers published early lists of their subscription agents. Even though they do not directly address the central Spiritualist activity of the seance, these lists offer a detailed view of where and when the initial and rapid growth of American Spiritualist activity occurred. Data gathered from these lists put explanations about the rise of this 19th-century Spiritualist movement on a better empirical foundation.
Empires and Autonomy: Moments in the History of Globalization
"Wired Religion: Spiritualism and Telegraphic Globalization in the Nineteenth Century"2009 •
Church History and Religious Culture
From "the Radical Reformation" to "the Radical Enlightenment"? The Specter and Complexities of Spiritualism in Early Modern England, Germany, and the Low Countries (2021)2021 •
The essay introduces a Special Issue of _Church History and Religious Culture_. This Special Issue arises from a symposium held at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in July 2019. That symposium was part of the “Amsterdamnified” research program funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2015–2022). In this essay and Special Issue, the editors introduce the scope and themes of the Special Issue, provide a brief historical overview of some key aspects of sixteenth-century Protestant spiritualism, outline a series of historiographical questions that are important for this subject’s past and ongoing study, and highlight how the essays that follow relate to these questions and to one another. Keywords: spiritualism; radicalism; anticlericalism; reforming movements; confessionalism; polemics; Enlightenment; heuristics
Religion and Theology
Bridges and Breaches in the History of European Spirituality2016 •
Introduction to a double thematic issue, the second part of which will appear in print in 2017. The authors argue that a truly historical understanding of spirituality is complicated by the historical claims of present-day proponents of spirituality, as well by the commonplace that “spirituality” is distinct from, or an alternative to “institutional religion.” This conceptual opposition itself merits scholarly analysis, as do appropriations of the past – both being indicative of the self-understanding of those involved.
(Abstract) This paper analyses spiritism as a social movement, discussing its main implications for 19th century society and culture. A number of social, political and anthropological arguments are presented in order to establish the factors that contributed to the massive spread of the spiritist phenomenon in Europe and America. In the United States, England and France spiritism was in 19th century a movement of great relevance in terms of religious authority. Many scholars who study spiritism as a social movement describe its roots in the " crisis of faith " triggered by developments in science and medicine in this period. Some of the works of the most important historians addressing the spiritist phenomenon and its historical and social meaning in the 19th century are discussed, comparing and contrasting their insights into the movement's causes and consequences.
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Church History and Religious Culture
From "the Radical Reformation" to "the Radical Enlightenment"? The Spectre and Complexities of Spiritualism in Early Modern England, Germany, and the Low Countries2021 •
This is the introduction to a Special Double Issue of Church History and Religious Culture that arose from a symposium held at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in July 2019. That symposium was part of the “Amsterdamnified” research program funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2015–2022). In this essay, the editors introduce the scope and themes of the Special Issue, provide a brief historical overview of some key aspects of sixteenth-century Protestant spiritualism, outline a series of historiographical questions that are important for this subject’s past and ongoing study, and highlight how the essays that follow relate to these questions and to one another. This introduction explores neglected aspects of religious identity in the Reformation and post-Reformation era, especially spiritualism and freethinking, that may have shaped ideas in the early Enlightenment era. The eleven essays are by James M. Stayer, Theo Brok, Anselm Schubert, Christine ...
Diversitas Journal
Navigating Educational Crossroads: An In-Depth Analysis of the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPED) Program in Santol, La Union, Philippines2024 •
מקור ראשון, מוסף שבת
פרוגרסיביזם, מרקסיזם, ולימודים פוסט-קולוניאליים2024 •
Cambridge Archaeological Journal
Large Predator Hunting and Its Interpretation: Leopards, Bears and Lions in the Archaeological Record of the Southern Levant2023 •
Jurnal AKSI (Akuntansi dan Sistem Informasi)
Kritik Atas Tujuan Akuntansi Syariah: Perspektif Realitas SadrianCurrent Sleep Medicine Reports
Role of Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Cardiometabolic Risk: a Review and Update2024 •
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Soft(1, 2)-Strongly Open Maps in Bi-Topological Spaces2019 •
Horizontes Educacionales
La Conflictividad Curricular De Laatención a La Diversidad Desde Elparadigma De La Complejidad2005 •
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Telangana Journal of Psychiatry
Association between cognition and personality.2023 •
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Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Water-soluble tetra-cationic porphyrins display virucidal activity against Bovine adenovirus and Bovine alphaherpesvirus 12020 •
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Chemischer Informationsdienst
ChemInform Abstract: THE INFRARED AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF PYROMELLITIC DIANHYDRIDE1975 •