Spiritualism (disambiguation)
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Spiritualism refers to a belief in an afterlife, and that spirits of the dead can communicate with the living through a medium. It also refers to the philosophy, doctrine, or religion pertaining to a spiritual aspect of existence.[1]
Spiritualism can also refer to:
- Religion
- Spiritism, a similar religious movement, established in France in the mid-nineteenth century, often referred to as "Kardecist spiritism" after its founder Allan Kardec.
- Spiritualism, a religious movement that began in the United States and flourished from the 1840s to the 1920s.
- Spiritualism (beliefs), describes the belief that spirits of the dead can communicate with the living.[2]
- Philosophy
- Idealism, a Western philosophy pertaining to the idea that matter can be explained by mind but that mind cannot be explained by matter.[3]
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