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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1796]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Century 1796]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : the [[view]] that [[spirit]] is a prime element of [[reality]]

*1 : the [[view]] that [[spirit]] is a prime element of [[reality]]

'''Spiritualism''' is a [[monotheistic ]] [[belief]] [[system]] or [[religion]], postulating a [[belief]] in [[God]], but with a distinguishing feature of belief that [[spirits]] of the [[dead]] residing in the [[spirit]] world can be contacted by "[[mediums]]", who can then provide [[information]] about the [[afterlife]].

'''Spiritualism''' is a [[monotheistic ]] [[belief]] [[system]] or [[religion]], postulating a [[belief]] in [[God]], but with a distinguishing feature of belief that [[spirits]] of the [[dead]] residing in the [[spirit]] world can be contacted by "[[mediums]]", who can then provide [[information]] about the [[afterlife]].

Spiritualism [[developed]] and reached its peak [[growth]] in membership from the 1840s to the 1920s, especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglosphere English-language countries], By 1897, it was said to have more than eight million followers in the United States and Europe,[4] mostly drawn from the middle and upper classes, while the [[corresponding]] [[movement]] in continental Europe and Latin America is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritism Spiritism].

Spiritualism [[developed]] and reached its peak [[growth]] in membership from the 1840s to the 1920s, especially in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglosphere English-language countries], By 1897, it was said to have more than eight million followers in the United States and Europe,[4] mostly drawn from the middle and upper classes, while the [[corresponding]] [[movement]] in continental Europe and Latin America is known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritism Spiritism].

The [[religion]] flourished for a half century without [[canon]]ical [[texts]] or [[formal]] [[organization]], [[attaining]] [[cohesion]] by [[periodical]]s, tours by [[trance]] [[lecture]]rs, camp meetings, and the missionary [[activities]] of accomplished [[mediums]]. Many prominent Spiritualists were [[women]]. Most followers [[supported]] causes such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery abolition of slavery] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage women's suffrage]. By the late 1880s, credibility of the informal [[movement]] weakened, due to accusations of [[fraud]] among mediums, and formal Spiritualist organizations began to appear. Spiritualism is currently [[practiced]] primarily through various denominational [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualist_Church Spiritualist Churches] in the United States and United Kingdom.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism]

The [[religion]] flourished for a half century without [[canon]]ical [[texts]] or [[formal]] [[organization]], [[attaining]] [[cohesion]] by [[periodical]]s, tours by [[trance]] [[lecture]]rs, camp meetings, and the missionary [[activities]] of accomplished [[mediums]]. Many prominent Spiritualists were [[women]]. Most followers [[supported]] causes such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery abolition of slavery] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage women's suffrage]. By the late 1880s, credibility of the informal [[movement]] weakened, due to accusations of [[fraud]] among mediums, and formal Spiritualist organizations began to appear. Spiritualism is currently [[practiced]] primarily through various denominational [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualist_Church Spiritualist Churches] in the United States and United Kingdom.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]