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Supernatural bodies
Stigmata in modern Britain and Ireland
Inbunden, 2024
1184 kr
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This book is the first in-depth study of the changing perceptions and receptions of supernatural bodies in modern Britain and Ireland. It focuses on one phenomenon that became hotly contested and discussed in the public sphere between 1840 and 1940: the stigmata. In 1874, an Irish reporter asked …
Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800–1950
Between Saints and Celebrities
Av Tine Van Osselaer, Andrea Graus m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
3769 kr
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In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic emerged in Catholic Europe. While cases of stigmatisation had been reported since the thirteenth century, this era witnessed the development of the ‘stigmatic’: young women who attracted widespread interest thanks to the appearance of physical …
Performing Magnetism
The Theatrics of Persuasion in the Long Nineteenth Century
Av Eleonora Paklons, Kristof Smeyers m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
475 kr
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The cultural and scientific significance of animal magnetism as performance.The long nineteenth century bears the mark of Anton Mesmer. In a burgeoning media landscape, and in an emerging entertainment culture that fashioned growing numbers of people into audiences, the performative qualities of …
