Raymond, or Life and Death
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"Raymond, or Life and Death" is a 1916 spiritualist book by physicist and psychical researcher Sir Oliver Lodge, presenting purported communications with his deceased son and arguing for the survival of consciousness after death.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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spiritualist literature ⓘ |
| aim |
to comfort bereaved readers during wartime
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to provide evidence for survival after death ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
psychical research movement
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spiritualism ⓘ |
| author | Oliver Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Sir Oliver Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorHonorific | Sir ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
physicist
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psychical researcher ⓘ |
| basedOn | purported communications with the author’s deceased son ⓘ |
| centralClaim | consciousness survives bodily death ⓘ |
| claims |
continuity of personal identity after death
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possibility of communication between living and dead ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of sittings with mediums
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detailed descriptions of an alleged post-mortem environment ⓘ interpretations of purported evidential messages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | afterlife experiences of Raymond Lodge ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Raymond Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
parapsychology
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psychical research ⓘ religious non-fiction ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pro-survivalist view of mind ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
controversial among scientists
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influential in early 20th-century spiritualism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | published during World War I ⓘ |
| influencedByEvent | death of Raymond Lodge in World War I ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking scientific authority with spiritualist claims
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popularizing spiritualist ideas among educated readers ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | dualism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
World War I bereavement literature
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history of psychical research ⓘ |
| structure | combination of personal narrative and purported spirit messages ⓘ |
| subject |
life after death
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mediumship ⓘ spirit communication ⓘ survival of consciousness ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
bereaved families of soldiers
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general reading public ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
mediumistic sittings
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psychical investigation ⓘ |
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