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1 online resource (xx, 264 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Orthodox Christianity, scientific materialism, and alternative religions -- The evolution of occult spirituality in Victorian England and the representative case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- Anthony Trollope's religion : the orthodox/heterodox boundary -- The influences of Buddhism and comparative religion on Matthew Arnold's theology -- Interpenetration of religion and national politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka : William Knighton's Forest life in Ceylon -- Identity, genre, and religion in Anna Leonowens' The English governess at the Siamese court -- Ancient Egyptian religion in late-Victorian England -- The economics of immortality : the demi-immortal Oriental, Enlightenment vitalism, and political economy in Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Conclusion : from Victorian occultism to new age spiritualities. |
| 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 ... |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
English prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English prose literature. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Occultism in literature.
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Occultism in literature. |
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Spiritualism in literature.
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Spiritualism in literature. |
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Occultism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Occultism. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Spiritualism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Spiritualism. |
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Religion and culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Religion and culture. |
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Great Britain -- Religion -- 19th century.
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Religion. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Franklin, J. Jeffrey. Spirit matters. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501715440 (DLC) 2017028029 |
| ISBN |
9781501715464 (electronic book) |
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1501715461 (electronic book) |
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9781501715457 (electronic book) |
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1501715453 (electronic book) |
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9781501715440 (hardcover) |
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