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Becoming Eusapia: The rise of the “Diva of Scientists” (2020)

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Eusapia 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.

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Article Irina Podgorny; Daniel Gethmann (2020) 'Please, come in.' Being a charlatan, or the question of trustworthy knowledge. Science in Context (pp. 355-361). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Alvarado, Carlos S.
Leporiere, Lorenzo
David Armando
Pierroberto Scaramella
Kyle Falcon
Maraldi, Everton de Oliveira
Concepts
Spiritualism
Occult sciences
Parapsychology; psychic phenomena
Psychology
Supernatural
Medicine and religion
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Italy
Naples (Italy)
Great Britain
Warsaw (Poland)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Institutions
Society for Psychical Research
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