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The Trial of Woman: Feminism and the Occult Sciences in Victorian Literature and Society

Diana Basham

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Trial of Woman: Feminism and the Occult Sciences in Victorian Literature and Society. To get started finding The Trial of Woman: Feminism and the Occult Sciences in Victorian Literature and Society, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 272

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 0230374018

Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Trial of Woman: Feminism and the Occult Sciences in Victorian Literature and Society. To get started finding The Trial of Woman: Feminism and the Occult Sciences in Victorian Literature and Society, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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