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Hargrave Jennings' 1870 work joins the debates of the 19th century that sought to determine the relationships between modern science, religion, and the supernatural. A prolific writer and an occultist, Jennings had previously published on the religions of India. He spent two decades researching and writing this work, which is the first history in English of the Rosicrucians. As he states, his 1858 Curious Things of the Outside World first asserted the ideas he elaborates in this text, and he is not a member of the Rosicrucian sect, simply a historian of it. This was his best-known book, in which the discussion extends to the Kabbalah, Gnosticism, the Druids, and ancient and medieval cultures; five editions were subsequently printed, and it was translated into German in 1912. It will interest scholars of the history of ideas, of the relationship of science and magic, and of the occult.

Rosicrucians --- History. --- Rosaecrucians --- Occultists

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The Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his creation of the character Sherlock Holmes. Trained as a medical doctor, Doyle - like many Victorian intellectuals - became fascinated by spiritualism & its promise of communication with the afterlife. Doyle was a firm believer in the movement, claiming as evidence 'sign[s] of a purposeful & organized invasion' from the spirit world. In 1926, towards the end of his life, he published this influential two-volume history. Volume 2 focuses on celebrated mediums from 1870 to World War I & explores topics such as 'ectoplasm', 'spirit photography' & 'voice mediumship'. Doyle also discusses spiritualism as practised in Europe & the religious aspects of the movement. The history provides valuable insights into Victorian & early 20th century culture & the enthusiasm & controversies generated by spiritualism at that time.

Spiritualism --- Spiritualists --- History. --- Occultists

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Occultists --- Philosophers --- Biography

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African American occultists --- Occultists --- Parapsychology & Occult Sciences --- Social Sciences --- Afro-American occultists --- Occultists, African American --- Randolph, Paschal Beverly,

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Authors, Scottish --- Magicians --- Occultists --- Spiritualism.