02880nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-031-67882-0 DE-He213 20251030113306.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241110s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031678820 978-3-031-67882-0 10.1007/978-3-031-67882-0 doi CB3-481 HBTB bicssc HIS054000 bisacsh NHTB thema Punter, Michael. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87285 The Mysterious and the Occult from Newton to the Victorians [electronic resource] : Strange Powers / by Michael Punter. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. X, 143 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Introduction -- 2.Gravity -- 3.Animal Magnetism -- 4.Hypnosis -- 5. Electricity -- 6. Telepathy -- 7. Telekinesis -- 8. Ghosts -- 9. The Ether of Space -- 10. Afterlife -- 11.Epilogue: New Mysteries. This book examines the search for ‘occult’ or hidden forces in the two centuries after Newton’s theory of gravity. It investigates how history has simplified the work of some of the key figures of the age, presenting them as ‘legitimate’ and removing their more complex motivations. This book is a scholarly but readable exploration of forces we rely upon (electricity) and ones we have abandoned (vital fluid, animal magnetism). Ranging across literature, drama, philosophy and science, it demonstrates how hopes, fears and anxieties around occult phenomena have been expressed over time. Michael Punter is Global Director of Theatre Education for CEA CAPA International. He holds a PhD from Royal Holloway University of London, UK. He is also the author of several published and produced plays on supernatural themes, including Darker Shores: A Ghost Story. Civilization History. 66788 Great Britain History. 66701 Science History. 65232 Cultural History. 66790 History of Britain and Ireland. 66703 History of Science. 66101 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031678813 Printed edition: 9783031678837 Printed edition: 9783031678844 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67882-0 ZDB-2-HTY ZDB-2-SXH 64841 64841