History Of Spiritism
Spiritism was founded by Allan Kardec in France in the middle of the 19th century, influenced by Franz Mesmer, the Fox sisters and the popularity of table-turning séances in his time. He did not claim that his doctrine was entirely new, but conceded that it was based on notions known to mankind since the greatest antiquity.
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