Becoming Eusapia

"The rise of the "Diva of Scientists

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ID4516541
AuthorsFrancesco Paolo De Ceglia (0000-0002-8307-8780, University of Bari Aldo Moro, corresponding author), Lorenzo Leporiere (University of Bari Aldo Moro, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume33
Issue4
Pages441-471
Publication date2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience in Context (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0269-8897 • E-ISSN: 1474-0664
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s026988972100020x
PMID35086591
OpenAlexW4210483471
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

ArgumentEusapia Palladino (1854-1918) is remembered as one of the most famous mediums in the history of spiritualism. Renowned scientists attended her séances in Europe and in the United States. They often had to admit to being unable to understand the origin of the phenomena produced. Cesare Lombroso, for example, after meeting Eusapia, was converted first to mediumism, then spiritualism. This article will retrace the early stages of her career as a medium and shed light on the way she managed to gain the attention of scientists. It will also show why they chose her as an epistemic object

Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices

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