Spiritualism and Ghosts

 

Image above is "Invitation to the Spirit Land" by Josiah Wolcott, 1853.

 

Interested in ghosts, spirits, and the question of what happens to us after death?  So were our ancestors, including those in the late 19th century who called themselves, "Spiritualists."  This is a fascinating area of study, whatever one's spiritual beliefs, and the following texts are sure to be of interest:

Major Works:

• The History of Spiritualism, by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

Articles and Essays:

• Ancestor Worship
• Ancient Spiritualism, by Andrew Lang
• Apparitions, Ghosts and Hallucinations, by Andrew Lang
• Ghost Theory of the Origin of Religion, by Andrew Lang
• Native Spiritualism, by Andrew Lang
• Presbyterian Ghost Hunters, by Andrew Lang