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Say What? Séances and 19th Century Spiritualism


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Today we're talking about spiritualism. Wait, what? Spiritualism deals with seances and trying to contact spirits after death. There was a lot of fraud and some debunking, and Houdini even promised he'd escape death if it was possible. Let's talk about that.

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Elliot. (2019, November 6). Victorian ghosts: The story of spiritualism. Eskify. Retrieved March 27, 2022, from http://eskify.com/victorian-ghosts-the-story-of-spiritualism/ 

Mary Lincoln's seance at the soldiers' home - president Lincoln's cottage: A home for brave ideas. President Lincoln's Cottage | A Home for Brave Ideas. (2009, October 30). Retrieved March 27, 2022, from https://www.lincolncottage.org/mary-lincolns-seance-at-the-soldiers-home/ 

Swedenborg Foundation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2022, from https://swedenborg.com/ 

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