The Spirit-Rapper

E261962

The Spirit-Rapper is a mid-19th-century novel by American intellectual Orestes Brownson that critically explores the contemporary Spiritualist movement through a blend of fiction, philosophy, and social commentary.

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instanceOf literary work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Orestes Brownson ⓘ
authorCitizenship American ⓘ
authorOccupation intellectual ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques contemporary Spiritualist practices ⓘ
popular fascination with spirit communication ⓘ
genre novel ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ
religious fiction ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasAuthor Orestes Brownson ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature ⓘ
mainTheme Spiritualism ⓘ
critique of Spiritualist movement ⓘ
philosophical inquiry ⓘ
religion and society ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
movementDepicted Spiritualist movement ⓘ
narrativeMode fiction ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
philosophicalAspect engagement with religious and metaphysical questions ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
religiousContext 19th-century American religious debates ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting mid-19th century ⓘ
workFocus blend of fiction and philosophy ⓘ
blend of fiction and social commentary ⓘ
critical exploration of Spiritualism ⓘ

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