"Spiritualism, Mesmerism and the Occult, 1800-1920". 5 Volume collection (Pickering & Chatto, 2012), edited by Dr Shane McCorristine (NUI Maynooth / University of Cambridge).
This edition provides an important insight into the dark areas between science, medicine and religion in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This five-volume collection is organized thematically and spans the period from initial mesmeric experiments to the decline of the Society for Psychical Research in the 1920s. It includes a wide range of rare source material which illustrates the variety of different debates and opposing viewpoints, while a full editorial apparatus allows a nuanced reading of the texts. The set is a significant addition to the growing research on spiritualism and will be of
interest to scholars of the history of science and medicine, parapsychology and Victorian studies. For more information see
http://www.pickeringchatto.com/major_works/spiritualism_mesmerism_and_the_occult_1800_1920