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A Magician among the Spirits

A Magician among the Spirits

by Harry Houdini
Paperback
Publication Date: 19/05/2011
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Harry Houdini (1874-1926), whose real name was Erik Weisz, was one of the most famous magicians and escapologists of all time. He was highly sceptical of the many claims made concerning psychic and paranormal phenomena, which were very popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He attended hundreds of seances for the purposes of his study, and never experienced one he believed genuine. In this book, published in 1924, he described the mediums and psychics whom he revealed as fraudulent, exposing the tricks which had convinced many notable scientists and academics. These included spirit writing, table rapping, spirit manifestations, and levitation. Among those he revealed as frauds was the famous medium Mina Crandon, and his exposures led to a public split with his former friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a firm believer. The book is a fascinating account of superstition and gullibility.
ISBN:
9781108027489
9781108027489
Category:
Eclectic & esoteric religions & belief systems
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
19-05-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
354
Dimensions (mm):
216x140x20mm
Weight:
0.45kg
Harry Houdini

Born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Harry Houdini (1874–1926) ranks among the world's most renowned illusionists and escape artists.

His sensational acts included escapes under extraordinary circumstances from ropes, chains, straightjackets, and handcuffs. Houdini wrote guides to magic tricks as well as books about his crusade against fake mediums and spiritualists.

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