{"product_id":"the-darkened-room-women-power-and-spiritualism-in-late-victorian-england-paperback","title":"The Darkened Room: Women, Power, and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly original study that examines the central role played by women as mediums, healers, and believers during the golden age of spiritualism in the late Victorian era, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkened Room\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a meditation on women mediums-it's an exploration of the era's gender relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The hugely popular spiritualist movement, which maintained that women were uniquely qualified to commune with spirits of the dead, offered female mediums a new independence, authority, and potential to undermine conventional class and gender relations in the home and in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using previously unexamined sources and an innovative approach, Alex Owen invokes the Victorian world of darkened séance rooms, theatrical apparitions, and moving episodes of happiness lost and regained. She charts the struggles between spiritualists and the medical and legal establishments over the issue of female mediumship, and provides new insights into the gendered dynamics of Victorian society.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly original study that examines the central role played by women as mediums, healers, and believers during the golden age of spiritualism in the late Victorian era, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkened Room\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a meditation on women mediums--it's an exploration of the era's gender relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hugely popular spiritualist movement, which maintained that women were uniquely qualified to commune with spirits of the dead, offered female mediums a new independence, authority, and potential to undermine conventional class and gender relations in the home and in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing previously unexamined sources and an innovative approach, Alex Owen invokes the Victorian world of darkened séance rooms, theatrical apparitions, and moving episodes of happiness lost and regained. She charts the struggles between spiritualists and the medical and legal establishments over the issue of female mediumship, and provides new insights into the gendered dynamics of Victorian society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Owen\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history and gender studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Place of Enchantment\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45268786282598,"sku":"9780226642055","price":72.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cnMrcU92RXVOVXhuS3c5MGZ1WDFUdz09.webp?v=1773895825","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-darkened-room-women-power-and-spiritualism-in-late-victorian-england-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}