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Conjuring the spirit world

art, magic, and mediums

by George H. Schwartz, Tedi E. Asher, Christopher Jones, Lan Morgan, Tony Oursler, Jennifer Lemmer Posey & Mark Schwartz

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

Description

Description from K10plus Union Catalog (opens in a new tab)

"This is the first illustrated volume to gather the art and objects that made medium and magician performances iconic during the Spiritualism movement and beyond, a time when people actively debated and wondered, "can spirits return?" An international selection of paintings, photographs, posters, stage apparatuses, film, publications, and other objects reveal how audiences were entranced and mystified by these experiential performances, captivating willing believers and garnering skeptics as they navigated the intersecting realms of science and spirituality. From the origins of the iconic Oujia board to spirit photography, this book is a treasure trove"--Peabody Essex Museum website

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Occultism and esotericism, Parapsychology and psychical research, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subject metadata and “supernatural” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· in subject
    • “supernatural”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subtitle, “Magic” in the subject metadata, “Magic” in the edition subtitle, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Magic”· in subtitle
    • “Magic”· in subject
    • “Magic”· in edition subtitle
    • “Magic”· in edition notes
  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from k10plus matched “Spiritismus”. Retained metadata contains “Mediums” in the subtitle, “Spiritualism” in the description, “Mediums” in the subject metadata, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Spiritismus”· via K10plus Union Catalog
    • “Mediums”· in subtitle
    • “Spiritualism”· in description
    • “Mediums”· in subject
    • “Spiritismus”· in subject
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Retained metadata contains “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Parapsychology”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

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art, magic, and mediums

K10plus union-catalog record

144 Seiten; 28 cm; Illustrationen; This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition "Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums", organized by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; Peabody Essex Museum, September 14, 2024 - February 2, 2025; The John and Maple Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, March 15 - July 13, 2025

[2024]Peabody Essex Museum; Rizzoli ElectaEnglish
  • 9780847828241
  • 9780847840458
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k10plus:1906329443
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