The Thought Reader Craze: Victorian Science at the Enchanted Boundary - Couverture souple

Wiley, Barry H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786464704 ISBN 13 : 9780786464708

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Beginning in 1870, the hunger for scientific discovery in Great Britain drove prominent scientists, philosophers and others to promote the legitimacy of telepathy. At the same time, mind-reading as a form of entertainment gained increasing popularity as persuasive performers like John Randall Brown, W.I. Bishop, and Stuart C. Cumberland convinced reporters that they truly could read the thoughts of others.

The widely publicized, sometimes bizarre, interactions between scientists and these charlatans ushered in the Thought Reader Craze, a period that lasted through about 1910 and saw entertainers make and lose fortunes and scientists make and lose reputations. This volume explores this unusual cultural phenomenon, showing how it was aided through the years by public scientific pronouncements, astonishing performances by the thought readers, and the rapidly changing industrial society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Barry H. Wiley was the author of numerous books on the history of thought reading and spiritualism. He was an associate of the Inner Magic Circle, London, and a member of the Order of Merlin of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He lived in Oregon.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786464704
• ISBN 13: 9780786464708
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 238
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible