The Spiritualist
1869-1882
1869-1882
The Spiritualist
A Record of the Progress of the Science and Ethics of Spiritualism
(London, England)
(1 November 1869 − 1 November 1882)
(1869-1882)
The leading British spiritualist periodical of the era, filled with "scientific" and somewhat skeptical (for the genre) investigations of and comments on the phenomena of the time. From 1874 to 1879 it was the organ of the British National Association of Spiritualists, but lost the position when its editor quarreled with William Stainton Moses and the BNAS took its patronage to Spiritual Notes. Contributions from practically everyone in England (and America) who was interested in spiritualism, including C.F. Varley, William Crookes, Alfred R. Wallace, Emil de Sayn Wittgenstein, Robert Dale Owen, John L. O'Sullivan, C.C. Massey, Alexander Calder, Mrs. Makdougall Gregory; Alexander Aksakov; Adelma von Vay; C. Carter Blake; Emily Kislingbury; Anna Blackwell, et al. Edward W. Allen, who was involved with this and also published Spiritual Notes and The Spiritual Record, was a member of the New Church (Swedenborgian) and published one of its journals, The Dawn. LOC; Harvard University; National Library of Scotland; University of Manchester; ZDB: Freiburg Inst Grenzgeb Psychol. (IAPSOP).
London weekly journal; de Zirkoff lists twenty volumes from 19 November 1869 to March 1882 and identifies Harvard College Library as having especially complete holdings. (BCW 6:451).
A newspaper edited by W. H. Harrison which H. P. Blavatsky described as scientific and impartial (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 1:290).Mentioned in:
- Madame Blavatsky on the Views of the Theosophists – H. P. Blavatsky’s assessment of the newspaper (BCW 1:290)
Some links:
- Related pages: Quotations
- CTD article in Russian: Спиритуалист (периодика)
- Other resources: IAPSOP, National Library of Scotland
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Short description: A Record of the Progress of the Science and Ethics of Spiritualism / The Oldest Newspaper connected with Spiritualism in Great Britain.