Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 3
6. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Female Mediumship
7. Historical Context: Séances and Mediumship in Canada 21
8. Framework: Interpreting Mediums’ Discourses as Unconscious Communications 42
9. Femininity and Authorship among Canadian and Transnational Mediums
10. Healing: Mediums and Medicine 67
11. Writing: Mediums and Literary Creativity 93
12. Speaking: Mediums in the Public Sphere 121
13. Performing: Mediums, Science, and the Speaking Body 151
14. Conclusion: The Legacies of Spiritual Communications 192
15. Afterward: The Afterlife of Canada’s Ghosts 199
16. Notes 201
17. Bibliography 237
18. Index 263