Three Spirit Mediums: A Case Study on Grief, Death, and Alternative Religious Traditions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Based on interviews with three American spirit mediums during the COVID-19 pandemic, this research note serves as a case study on the role of spirit mediumship during the pandemic. Because they serve clients rather than congregations, spirit mediums were able to develop more nuanced and immediate re...

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Subtitles:"Creativity, Adaptation, and Innovation in Contemporary Paganism and New Age during the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Main Author: Mikles, Natasha L. 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2023
In: Nova religio
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 86-100
Further subjects:B Grief
B Covid-19
B metaphysical religion
B Spiritualism
B spirit mediums
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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