Types of Societies
There are many types of Spiritist organisations, depending on their goals, formal organisation, size, etc.
- Familiar societies (often termed Spiritist Groups) do not have legal existence and conduct their meetings in private homes. Most of the social works provided by such societies is also informal and irregular.
- Public societies (the Spiritist Centres in the proper sense) must have legal existence and host their meetings in dedicated buildings. They have a fairly large number of members (ranging from about 100 to thousands) and usually provide significant social work, in form of schools, clinics, food distribution for the poor, etc.
- Regional and national entities are groups that organise and coordinate the activities of Spiritism state or nationwide.
- Virtual societies; these exist only on the internet and provide basic services, including directories of actual meeting places as outlined above.
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