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Lights and shadows of spiritualism

Also known as Les lumières et les ombres du spiritualisme; Lights and shadows of spiritualism. By D.D. Home

by Daniel Dunglas Home

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  • 19th century
  • Languages: English, French
  • Content type: Primary source
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Daniel Dunglas Home (1833–1886) was a charismatic medium whose seances were attended by European royalty and eminent Victorians like Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Thrown out by his aunt because of the paranormal events which plagued him since childhood, Home became a 'professional house guest' and medium at the age of 17. During seances he purportedly levitated, handled hot coals and channelled the voices of the dead. This volume, first published in 1877, is an evocative examination of spiritualism which explores the history of the practice via the Greeks, the Romans, and Joan of Arc. Simultaneously attacking fraudulent mediums while celebrating 'true' spiritualist practitioners, this fascinating work details both the criticism and support received by Home and features reproductions of numerous fan letters. Although colourful and impassioned, Home's polemic is written in an amiable style and provides fascinating insights into the life and work of the self-proclaimed 'Grandfather of English Spiritualism'.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Prophecy, oracles, and revelation, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from bavarian-state-library matched “Magie” and “Zauberei”.

    • “Magie”· via Bavarian State Library Digital Collections
    • “Zauberei”· via Bavarian State Library Digital Collections
  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from bavarian-state-library matched “Astrologie”.

    • “Astrologie”· via Bavarian State Library Digital Collections
  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, internet-archive, openalex, and openlibrary-historical matched “spiritualism” and “Spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the title, “Spiritualism” in the alternative title, “Mediums” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “spiritualism”· via Crossref
    • “Spiritualism”· via Internet Archive
    • “spiritualism”· via OpenAlex
    • “Spiritualism”· via Open Library
    • “Spiritualism”· in title
    • “Spiritualism”· in alternative title
  • Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

    Controlled discovery queries from bavarian-state-library matched “Weissagungen”.

    • “Weissagungen”· via Bavarian State Library Digital Collections

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Bavarian State Library digitized rare-book edition

Digitized image count: 472; Extent: XI, 412 S.; Shelfmark: Phys.m. 114 f

1878London : Virtue & Co.; Virtue & Co.English—Public iiif reader

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2011-05-19Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press eBooksEnglish
  • 9780511910579
  • 9781108027472
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Lights and shadows of spiritualism. By D.D. Home

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1877-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York : G.W. Carleton & Co.English—Public digitized item

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  • B3Kat identifier: BV020248004
  • Bavarian State Library shelfmark: Phys.m. 114 f
  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization license: https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/
  • Digitization sponsor: Internet Archive
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Holding institution or provenance: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 1 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 6 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Publication place: London
  • Scanner: Kirtas APT 2400
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