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100 1 _aUniversity of Pennsylvania. Seybert Commission for Investigating Modern Spiritualism
245 1 0 _aPreliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism :
_bIn Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-04-01
508 _aProduced by Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism" is a scientific publication generated by a commission formed in the late 19th century. The work provides an in-depth investigation into the phenomena of Modern Spiritualism, particularly focusing on practices such as slate writing and purported mediumistic powers, as observed by a group of esteemed scholars and professionals in the field. The opening of the report outlines the commission's inception and its objective to scrutinize claims of spiritual manifestations, as prompted by the late Henry Seybert's legacy. The initial discussions highlight the varying experiences of the members as they attend séances with mediums, especially Mrs. S.E. Patterson. They detail their attempts at observing the slate writing phenomenon, yet they encounter unfavorable outcomes that lead them to question the authenticity of the claimed spiritual acts. Throughout the early portions of the report, the commission expresses their earnest approach to the investigation while simultaneously revealing a skepticism about the truthfulness of spiritualist claims, setting a tone of critical inquiry that permeates the whole report. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSpiritualism
653 _aParapsychology -- Investigation
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11950
999 _c53370
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