About the author
Dee Morris is the author of Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism: Seances, Mediums & Immortality (History Press, 2014), a history of the Spiritualist movement in Boston from the years before the Civil War into the early twentieth century. The book covers the clairvoyants and mediums who claimed to deliver messages from the dead at seances and public gatherings, and considers the varied motives, including grief and curiosity among Boston's wealthy and working residents, that drew people to the movement. Rather than a ghost-story collection, the book is framed as a historical account of a specific religious and cultural phenomenon, tracing how Spiritualism took hold in the city and who was drawn to it. It suits readers with an interest in nineteenth-century American religious history and the social history of Spiritualism more than those looking for individual hauntings or ghost lore.
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“Morris provides a fascinating glimpse into Boston’s Spiritualist movement, detailing how séances bridged the divide between the grieving and the departed. The account is accessible and rich in historical context, appealing to…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism: Seances, Mediums & Immortality
“Morris provides a compelling narrative of Boston’s engagement with Spiritualism, highlighting the diverse motivations from grief to curiosity. However, readers seeking rigorous academic critique or supernatural validation will be…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism: Seances, Mediums & Immortality
