Religious Revolutionaries and Spiritualism in Germany around 1848
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With a strong focus on Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), erstwhile president of the German Academy of the Natural Scientists Leopoldina, as it was then known, this article inquires into the connections between his political involvements in the German revolutionary Vormärz (pre-March) era and in the 1848 revolutions, in the movements spearheaded by the German Catholics (Deutschkatholiken) and the Protestant Friends (Lichtfreunde) as well as in the debates carried out during this period on science and scientificity. Beyond a discussion of these associations that scholarship has addressed, the article explores the role of spiritism or spiritualism within these contexts. In light of that, Nees’ reception of the writings of Andrew Jackson Davis (1826–1910) is examined with respect to the prevalence of continuities and discontinuities between Nees’ scientific work, his political and religious activities and his intellectual preoccupation with visions and the notion of divination.
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For points of contrast, cf. Deveney, ‘Spiritualism’, 1080 and for more information on Brazil, cf. Deveney, ‘Spiritualism’, 1082. Both findings pervade the literature almost consistently.
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Nees, Beobachtungen, 128. The most recent study on religion and science between 1800 and 2000 that addresses the topic of “vitalism,” makes no reference to Nees von Esenbeck or to Andrew Jackson Davis and almost no mention of Franz Anton Mesmer and Mesmerism. Allan Kardec, first name spelled “Allen”, appears only once. It might be important in this context to continue exploring further historical links; cf. v. Stuckrad, Scientification, 64–70, 97.
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Religious Revolutionaries and Spiritualism in Germany around 1848
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With a strong focus on Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858), erstwhile president of the German Academy of the Natural Scientists Leopoldina, as it was then known, this article inquires into the connections between his political involvements in the German revolutionary Vormärz (pre-March) era and in the 1848 revolutions, in the movements spearheaded by the German Catholics (Deutschkatholiken) and the Protestant Friends (Lichtfreunde) as well as in the debates carried out during this period on science and scientificity. Beyond a discussion of these associations that scholarship has addressed, the article explores the role of spiritism or spiritualism within these contexts. In light of that, Nees’ reception of the writings of Andrew Jackson Davis (1826–1910) is examined with respect to the prevalence of continuities and discontinuities between Nees’ scientific work, his political and religious activities and his intellectual preoccupation with visions and the notion of divination.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 1973 | 277 | 32 |
| Full Text Views | 231 | 5 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 144 | 14 | 0 |