ÇeviriThe spiritist fallacy
RENÉ GUÉNON the spiritist fallacy Translators Alvin Moore, Jr. Rama. P. Coomaraswamy sophia perennis hillsdale ny Originally published in French as L’Erreur spirite Les Editions Traditionnelles 1923 2nd edition 1952 English translation Sophia Perennis 2001 First English Edition 2003 Second Impression 2004 Guénon, René [Erreur spirite. English] The spiritist fallacy / René Guénon ; translated by Alvin Moore, Jr., Rama P. Coomaraswamy. p. cm. — (Collected works of René Guénon) Includes index. contents Editorial Note ii Preface 1 part one: distinctions and necessary precisions Definition of Spiritism 9 The Origins of Spiritism 16 Beginnings of Spiritism in France 28 The Modern Character of Spiritism 36 Spiritism and Occultism 52 Spiritism and Psychism 64 Explanation of Spiritist Phenomena 78 part two: examination of spiritist theories The Variety of Spiritist Schools 107 The Influence of the Milieu 114 Immortal