A Magician Among the Spirits

A Magician Among the Spirits

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9781108027489
Untertitel:
Englisch
Autor:
Harry Houdini
Herausgeber:
Cambridge University Press
Anzahl Seiten:
354
Erscheinungsdatum:
14.01.2011
ISBN:
1108027482

Zusammenfassung Harry Houdini (1874-1926), real name Erik Weisz, was one of the most famous magicians and escapologists of all time. In this book, published in 1924, he described the mediums and psychics whom he revealed as fraudulent, exposing the tricks by which they had convinced many notable scientists and academics.

Klappentext
Harry Houdini (1874 1926) published this expos of the practices of fraudulent mediums and psychics in 1924.

Inhalt
Introduction; Preface; 1. The founders of modern spiritualism; 2. The Davenport brothers; 3. Daniel Dunglas Home; 4. Palladino; 5. Ann O'Delia Diss Debar; 6. Dr. Slade and his spirit slates; 7. Slate writing and other methods; 8. Spirit photography; 9. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; 10. Why ectoplasm?; 11. By-products of spiritualism; 12. Investigations - wise and otherwise; 13. How mediums obtain information; 14. What you must believe to be a spiritualist; 15. Magicians as detectors as fraud; 16. Conclusion; Appendix; Index.


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