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Spiritismo?

by Luigi Capuana

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: Italian
  • Content type: Primary source

"Spiritismo?" by Luigi Capuana is a literary exploration written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the subject of spiritism, presenting the author's contemplations and observations on the phenomena associated with spiritual communication and the psychological implications behind them. The primary focus is on the experiences of a young medium, Beppina, through whom the author conducts various experiments, engaging with spiritual apparitions that reflect on broader philosophical themes. At the start of the work, Capuana addresses a friend, Salvatore Farina, sharing previous discussions about spiritism. He sets the stage for a series of writings intended to scrutinize the credibility and meanings behind certain spiritistic claims. Capuana reflects on different manifestations experienced through the mediumship of Beppina, illustrating her encounters with spirits and the complexities of interpreting those experiences. As the narrative unfolds, the tension rises with Beppina’s increasingly intense interactions with these supernatural elements, posing questions about the boundaries of reality, belief, and the human psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Parapsychology and psychical research and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Spiritualism” and “spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.

    • Spiritualism· via Internet Archive
    • Spiritualism· via Open Library
    • spiritualism· via Project Gutenberg
    • Spiritualism· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Psychical research”. Retained metadata contains “Psychical research” in the subject metadata.

    • Psychical research· via Internet Archive
    • Psychical research· via Open Library
    • Psychical research· in subject

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Editions

2 editions cataloged here.

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1884-01-01T00:00:00ZCatania, GiannottaItalianPublic digitized item

Project Gutenberg electronic edition

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2015-08-22Project GutenbergItalianPublic domain (USA)

Subjects

3 subject headings

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Kelly - University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: University of Toronto
  • 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.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: toronto
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: iasw2
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL2801444W
Edition coverage
Multi source partial
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