Spirit matters occult beliefs, alternative religions, and the crisis of faith in Victorian Britain

Orthodox Christianity, scientific materialism, and alternative religions -- The evolution of occult spirituality in Victorian England and the representative case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- Anthony Trollope's religion : the orthodox/heterodox boundary -- The influences of Buddhism and comparativ...

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1. Verfasser:	Franklin, J. Jeffrey (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Ithaca NY, London Cornell University Press 2018
Schlagworte:	English prose literature > History and criticism > Occultism in literature > Spiritualism in literature > Occultism > History > Spiritualism > Religion and culture > Great Britain > Religion > Großbritannien > Okkultismus > Spiritualismus > Glaube > Geschichte 1837-1901
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Zusammenfassung:	Orthodox Christianity, scientific materialism, and alternative religions -- The evolution of occult spirituality in Victorian England and the representative case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- Anthony Trollope's religion : the orthodox/heterodox boundary -- The influences of Buddhism and comparative religion on Matthew Arnold's theology -- Interpenetration of religion and national politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka : William Knighton's Forest life in Ceylon -- Identity, genre, and religion in Anna Leonowens' The English governess at the Siamese court -- Ancient Egyptian religion in late-Victorian England -- The economics of immortality : the demi-immortal Oriental, Enlightenment vitalism, and political economy in Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Conclusion : from Victorian occultism to new age spiritualities
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	xx, 264 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:	9781501715440 978-1-5017-1544-0 9781501715464 978-1-5017-1546-4