Hydesville rappings
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The Hydesville rappings were a series of mysterious knocking sounds in 1848 in Hydesville, New York, associated with the Fox sisters and widely regarded as the event that sparked the modern Spiritualist movement.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged spirit communication
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historical event ⓘ paranormal event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catherine Fox
NERFINISHED
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Fox sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ Leah Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
rapping noises interpreted as messages
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series of mysterious knocking sounds ⓘ |
| controversy |
authenticity of the rapping sounds
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claims of fraud by the Fox sisters ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
influence on later occult and psychic movements
ⓘ
popularization of spirit communication in the 19th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Spiritualist histories
ⓘ
skeptical literature on paranormal claims ⓘ |
| followedBy | public demonstrations of spirit rapping ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1848 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | English-speaking religious culture ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
commemorations by Spiritualist organizations
ⓘ
historical marker at the site of the Fox cottage ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Hydesville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonth | March 1848 ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| influenced |
growth of Spiritualism in Europe
ⓘ
growth of Spiritualism in the United States ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
communication with spirits
ⓘ
evidence of life after death ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
mediumship practices
ⓘ
table-turning phenomena ⓘ |
| preceded |
formation of Spiritualist churches
ⓘ
widespread séances in the 19th century ⓘ |
| publicizedBy | Fox sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | founding event of Spiritualism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of American religion
ⓘ
history of new religious movements ⓘ parapsychology ⓘ psychical research ⓘ |
| sparked | modern Spiritualist movement ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on Spiritualism
ⓘ
newspaper reports in the late 1840s ⓘ skeptical investigations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Fox family home in Hydesville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | a small hamlet later absorbed into Newark, New York ⓘ |
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