Spiritualism

Spiritualism is a religion in which contact with the spirits of the dead through a medium is central. Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started in the mid-nineteenth century in the United States and essentially grew out of Christianity. It is still perceived as largely Christian in its broadest sense (although no one, least of all Spiritualists, would begin to claim that its beliefs were orthodox), but there are people from other traditions who happily take the title "Spiritualist" whose background is anything but Christian.

Organizations

\n*Spiritualist Association of Great Britain\n*Society for Psychical Research\n*Theosophical Society\n

Specific Religions and Thought Currents

\n*Cao Dai\n*Spiritism\n

Theorists and Proponents

\n*Fox sisters\n*Allan Kardec\n

Well-known Believers

\n*Frances Hodgson Burnett \n*H.D\n*Alexandra David-Néel (unconfirmed)\n*Alfred Deakin \n*Arthur Conan Doyle\n*Edythe Morahan de Lauzon\n*Karl Ludwig Michelet\n*Henry More\n*Robert Owen\n

Critics and Exposers

\n*Michel Eugène Chevreul\n*Margaret Fox\n*Harry Houdini\n*James Randi\n

Exposed Frauds

\n* Fox sisters\n* Lobsang Rampa\n

Miscellaneous

\n*Anomalous phenomenon\n*Burned-over district\n*Cassadaga, Florida\n*List of occultists\n*Love and Mr Lewisham\n*Necromancy\n*Witchcraft Act \n\n Category:New religious movements