Spirit Matters: Occult Beliefs, Alternative Religions, and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian Britain
Spirit Matters explores the heterodox and unorthodox religions and spiritualities that arose in Victorian Britain as a result of the faltering of Christian faith in the face of modernity, the rise of the truth-telling authority of science, and the
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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English prose literature
19th century
History and criticism
B Occultism in literature B Great Britain Religion 19th century B English prose literature-English prose literature-19th century-History and criticism B Spiritualism Great Britain History 19th century B Occultism Great Britain History 19th century B Electronic books B Spiritualism in literature B Religion and culture Great Britain History 19th century |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Franklin, J. Jeffrey: Spirit Matters : Occult Beliefs, Alternative Religions, and the Crisis of Faith in Victorian Britain. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press,c2018. - 9781501715440 |
| Summary: | Spirit Matters explores the heterodox and unorthodox religions and spiritualities that arose in Victorian Britain as a result of the faltering of Christian faith in the face of modernity, the rise of the truth-telling authority of science, and the Spirit Matters -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Orthodox Christianity, Scientific Materialism, and Alternative Religions -- Part I: Challenges to Christianity and the Orthodox/Heterodox Boundary -- 2. The Evolution of Occult Spirituality in Victorian England and the Representative Case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- 3. Anthony Trollopeâs Religion: The Orthodox/Heterodox Boundary -- 4. The Influences of Buddhism and Comparative Religion on Matthew Arnoldâs Theology -- Part II: The Interpenetration of Christianity and Buddhism -- 5. Interpenetration of Religion and National Politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka: William Knightonâs Forest Life in Ceylon -- 6. Identity, Genre, and Religion in Anna Leonowensâs The English Governess at the Siamese Court -- Part III: The Turn to Occultism -- 7. Ancient Egyptian Religion in Late Victorian England -- 8. The Economics of Immortality: The Demi-immortal Oriental, Enlightenment Vitalism, and Political Economy in Bram Stokerâs Dracula -- Part IV: The Origins of Alternative Religion in Victorian Britain -- Conclusion: From Victorian Occultism to New Age Spiritualities -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 1501715461 |