spiritism
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He was one of the first celebrities to do spiritism.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2021
You have confused African religious rites, such as Quimbanda and Umbanda, which were brought by the slaves, with the Christian religion of spiritism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unlike his radio lecture of 32 years ago, Sir Oliver's remarks were unaccompanied by a demonstration; but for a decade he has been investigating, preaching spiritism and the elevation of mankind.
From Time Magazine Archive
He reiterated his dogmatic assertion that other energetic entities, undreamed of by physical science, were the intuitions of poets, prophets, saints; entities of the realm of spiritism.
From Time Magazine Archive
To us of the twentieth century its chief significance lies in the striking resemblance between the tribulations of the Mompesson family and the so-called physical phenomena of modern spiritism.
From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by Bruce, H. Addington (Henry Addington)
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