spiritualism

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He harks back to the "boom in Spiritualism" after World Wars One and Two, where people tried to communicate with the spirits of deceased loved ones.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Gef also caught the attention of adherents to Spiritualism, a then-popular movement that claimed humans could communicate with the spirit world through mediums and ghosts.

From National Geographic • Sep. 19, 2023

Spiritualism may have spurred her archaeological patronage, just as it motivated investigations at other famous sites, especially Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2021

In the United States in the late 1800s, Spiritualism, a religious movement in which séances to communicate with the dead were a central practice, was incredibly popular.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2019

She was a little inclined to believe in Spiritualism herself, although she never let Dr. Kane know it.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock