Seances, communing with the great beyond. This episode talks about the newest book by Mike O'Sullivan, A Harmony of Worlds: Spiritualism and the Quest for Community in Nineteenth-Century America. Spiritualism, as Mike describes in this major piece of research, was in the 1800s a very serious form of faith for many people - so many, in fact, that mainstream churches were forced to close as their congregations left and joined the Spiritualist movement. This movement also attracted quite a who's who of notable figures, as Mike writes, including political and business leaders. Listen to this episode of Before, Behind and Between to go behind the book, A Harmony of Worlds. For more information, you can also visit Henley Point or the official book website.
