Invisible Hosts

Performing the Nineteenth-Century Spirit Medium's Autobiography

Autori

• Elizabeth Schleber Lowry

Parametri

• 186 pagine
• 7 ore di lettura

• Esoterismo e religione
• Mappe e viaggi
• Storia
• Storia del mondo

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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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2017

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