1. Mesmerism, Hypnotism And Spiritualism In Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace
The people sat round this and applied the ends of the rods to their bodies. ... Spiritualism can be understood as a belief that the dead manifest their presence to people, usually through a clairvoyant or medium; also, as a doctrine and practices of those people who so believe. ... Many spiritualists suffered persecution, some even lost their jobs and in a few cases the opposition resorted to violence. ... Later on he continues: "Or I could become a preacher" and then " That's a promissing line of work, and rightly carried on, it pays a good deal more than this." ... Psychiatrists of th...
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- Approx Pages: 8
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- Grade Level: High School