Natale, Simone, 1981-

Supernatural entertainments Victorian spiritualism and the rise of modern media culture / [electronic resource] : Simone Natale. - University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (xi, 235 pages :) illustrations ; - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-230) and index.

"Explores the proliferation of spiritualist seances in mid-nineteenth-century Europe and the United States, and the connection to the contemporary evolution of the media entertainment industry"--Provided by publisher.

9780271077390 0271077395




Popular culture--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Popular culture--History--United States--19th century.
Seances--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Seances--History--United States--19th century.
Spiritualism--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Spiritualism--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic books.

BF1242.U6 / N36 2016

133.909/034