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Julia Mannherz - Modern Occultism in Late Imperial Russia - 9780875804620 - V9780875804620
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Modern Occultism in Late Imperial Russia

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Description for Modern Occultism in Late Imperial Russia Hardcover. A title that examines the ferocious public debates of the 1870s on higher dimensional mathematics and the workings of seance phenomena, discusses the world of cheap instruction manuals and popular occult journals, and looks at haunted houses, which brought together the rural settings and the urban masses that obsessed over them. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.

Modern Occultism in Late Imperial Russia traces the history of occult thought and practice from its origins in private salons to its popularity in turn-of-the-century mass culture. In lucid prose, Julia Mannherz examines the ferocious public debates of the 1870s on higher dimensional mathematics and the workings of seance phenomena, discusses the world of cheap instruction manuals and popular occult journals, and looks at haunted houses, which brought together the rural settings and the urban masses that obsessed over them. In addition, Mannherz looks at reactions of Russian Orthodox theologians to the occult.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875804620
SKU
V9780875804620
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About Julia Mannherz
Julia Mannherz is university lecturer and tutorial fellow in modern history at the Oriel College, University of Oxford.

Reviews for Modern Occultism in Late Imperial Russia
A valuable contribution to the history of modern European occultism and Russian culture that doubtless will inspire further research in this field.
The Journal of Modern History

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