03425cam a2200577Mi 4500 ocn854521307 OCoLC 20200709055914.0 m d cr |n| 130727s2006 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9780739160718 (electronic bk.) 0739160710 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)854521307 613714 (N$T) BP573.R5 S53 2006 OCC 018000 bisacsh 133.90944/09034 133.9094409034 N$TA Sharp, Lynn L. Secular Spirituality [electronic resource] : Reincarnation and Spiritism in Nineteenth-Century France. Lanham : Lexington Books, 2006. 1 online resource (489 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title Page; Copyright Page; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Secularism and Spirituality; Chapter One -- Romantic Reincarnation and Social Reform; Sources of Reform; Progress as a Means of Social Perfection; Popularizing Romantic Reincarnation; Naturalizing Reincarnation: Druidism; Eclectic Religiosity; NOTES; Chapter Two -- 1850-1880: Building a Movement; Finding the Spirits; Individual Reincarnation and Social Regeneration; Leadership and Survival; NOTES; Spiritism on the Editorial Pages; Chapter Three -- Politics of the Séance: Progress, Gender, Equality. Sociability and DemocracyRepublican Spirits; Gender and Equality; Pushing Gender Boundaries; NOTES; Chapter Four -- Struggles for Legitimacy: Science and Religion; Scientific Spiritists; Scientists and the Spirits; The Catholic Church and the Spirits; Spiritism as Popular Religion; NOTES; Chapter Five -- Spiritism, Occultism, Science: Meanings of Reincarnation in the Fin de Siècle; Revival and New Directions; Delanne and Denis; Facing Occultism; NOTES; Conclusion -- Thoughts for "Modern" Spirits; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. Secular Spirituality challenges the traditional dichotomy between Enlightenment reason and religion. It follows French romantic socialists' and spiritists' search for a new spirituality based on reincarnation as a path to progress for individuals and society. Description based on print version record. Occultism France. Reincarnation. Spiritualism France. Spiritualism. Theosophy France. Theosophy. Reincarnation. Spiritualism France. Theosophy France. Occultism France. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Parapsychology / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Sharp, Lynn L. Secular Spirituality : Reincarnation and Spiritism in Nineteenth-Century France. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2006 9780739113394 Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1322054 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=613714 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1322054 EBSCOhost EBSC 613714 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53606 53606