A supernatural war

magic, divination, and faith during the First World War

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21st century
Language: English

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Description

It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of 'superstitious' beliefs and practices. Churches expressed concerns about the wearing of talismans and amulets, the international press paid considerable interest to the pronouncements of astrologers and prophets, and the authorities in several countries periodically clamped down on fortune tellers and mediums due to concerns over their effect on public morale. Out on the battlefields, soldiers of all nations sought to protect themselves through magical and religious rituals, and, on the home front, people sought out psychics and occult practitioners for news of the fate of their distant loved ones or communication with their spirits. Even away from concerns about the war, suspected witches continued to be abused and people continued to resort to magic and magical practitioners for personal protection, love, and success.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

Occultism and esotericism
Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the title, “occult” in the description, “supernatural” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “supernatural”· in title
- “occult”· in description
- “supernatural”· in subject
- “supernatural”· in edition title
Ritual magic and grimoires
Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subtitle, “Magic” in the description, “Talismans” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).
- “Magic”· in subtitle
- “Magic”· in description
- “Talismans”· in description
- “Magic”· in subject
- “Magic”· in edition subtitle
Witchcraft and folk magic
Retained metadata contains “witches” in the description.
- “witches”· in description
Divination and oracles
Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subtitle and “Divination” in the edition subtitle.
- “divination”· via Wellcome Collection
- “Divination”· in subtitle
- “Divination”· in edition subtitle
Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling
Retained metadata contains “Mediums” in the description and “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.
- “Mediums”· in description
- “Spiritualism”· in subject

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
magic, divination, and faith during the First World War Wellcome Collection bibliographic record x, 284 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm	2018	Oxford University Press	English	9780198794554 019879455X	Catalog record	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)