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The Trial of Woman. Feminism and the Occult Sciences in Victorian Literature and Society.
Diana Basham
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Hardback. Examines the impact of the 19th century "occult revival" on the history and literature of the Victorian women's movement. It explores the Victorian myth of occult womanhood and argues that the notion of female occult power was influenced by the advent of mesmerism, spiritualism and theosophy. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 495.
The Trial of Woman examines the impact of the nineteenth-century 'Occult Revival' on the Victorian Women's Movement, both in the lives of individual women and in the literature surrounding 'the Woman Question'. The book explores the Victorian Myth of Occult Womanhood and argues that the notion of female occult power was deeply influenced by the advent of Mesmerism, Spiritualism and Theosophy. This myth was itself a determining factor in women's struggle for legal and political rights.
The Trial of Woman examines the impact of the nineteenth-century 'Occult Revival' on the Victorian Women's Movement, both in the lives of individual women and in the literature surrounding 'the Woman Question'. The book explores the Victorian Myth of Occult Womanhood and argues that the notion of female occult power was deeply influenced by the advent of Mesmerism, Spiritualism and Theosophy. This myth was itself a determining factor in women's struggle for legal and political rights.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333482025
SKU
V9780333482025
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99-15
About Diana Basham
DIANA BASHAM
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