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THE recent publication of two large volumes entitled “The History of Spiritualism” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is perhaps a suitable occasion on which men of science may once again turn their thoughts in a direction in which many more of them are probably interested than would be willing to admit it. Spiritualism is a cult, a faith, or perhaps even a full-blown religion, the central tenet of which is sufficiently well stated by Sir Arthur (vol. 2, p. 263) in the following words:
The History of Spiritualism.
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In 2 vols. Vol. 1. Pp. xiii + 342 + 8 plates. Vol. 2. Pp. vii + 342 + 8 plates. (London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1926.) 42s. net.
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TILLYARD, R. The History of Spiritualism . Nature 118, 147–149 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118147a0
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