The Idea Of Spiritualism Became A Popular Belief

Tomoko Masuzawa’s literary work, The Invention of World Religions, provides a meticulous analysis of how the term “world religions” is categorized and used in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Masuzawa addresses how the categorization of world religions has changed throughout history and how different elements of each religion, such as texts, origin, and ability to expand have shaped the classification of that religion by scholars. By using the works of well-established scholars, she is able to provide an accurate account of how the perception and analysis of these religious occurred in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Institutions within the public domain, such as universities and hospitals, can then shape interaction with their specific audiences to abide by the practices of these world religions in order to connect with the public in a culturally competent manner.

This shows that people thought it was super entertaining to hear some of these stories of people communicating with the dead. In the article "The Haunted House" by Valerie Worth it talks about some people go in and explore a old, earey haunted house, but they are not scared. I the article it says “Its echoes, Its aching stairs, Its doors gone stiff at the hinges, Remind us of its Owners, who Grew old, who Died, but Who are still Here: learning In the closet like That curtain rod, Sleeping on the cellar Shelf like this empty jelly jar.” (Worth 9). This shows that people there going out of there way to in some way get to interact with ghost, because it entantering to people to be scared. In conclusion, people are addicted to being scared, and hearing these stories of people talking to the dead which simply can not be understudied, or even scientifically

Ouija is a horror film that is based in 1967 in Los Angeles. Ouija copies other horror films for example, The Conjuring and Annabelle based around the exact same time period and demonstrates alike characteristics which goes hand in hand with genre cliches based on sounds and actors. Ouija was stuffed with horrible movie recipes which made Ouija be a little dull. What was scary during the beginning wasn't scary anymore by the end of movie. Reviews for Ouija were not great, Rotten Tomatoes gave Ouija a 7 percent approval rating which is very low compared to other horror films made during the 2000’s. Ouija demonstrates innumerable interactions, genre cliches, and psychological complexities which made the movie have heavy resilience on cheap jump

Communications with the two worlds commenced, it became widespread worldwide, Victorian’s taken it to new levels table turning in their living rooms. From this action, curiosity aroused by people wanting to converse with relatives, friends after bereavement. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had an interest in spiritualism and participating. Spiritual associations, Lyceums, also churches were being established due to this. The Roman Catholic churches in 1898 disapproved of these public displays also outsiders seen these display as evil or fraudulent. The churches allowed scientific mediumship phenomena, scientifically proven genuine, this followed the creation of the Spiritualist National Union Limited in 1901.

It all comes back to two young kids they were acting strange they were not them self people believed that they were possessed by the devil they were thought to be witches. how did the devil become associated with witches and witchcraft?

Throughout the document, Mather is constantly depicting the Devil and spirits as very real, tangible enemies (e.g. descriptions of “invisible hands” and unexplained supernatural happenings), that were slowly infecting the Christian

For instance the movie "The Exorcist" is a 1973 American Supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, released in 1973. The film is based on a true story that happened in the late 1940's, in the United States. The story is documented under the pseudonym "Ronald Doe" or "Robbie Mannheim". A 14-year-old boy was the alleged victim of demonic possession, and the events were recorded by the attending priest, Raymond Bishop.

For those of you who don't know what a ouija board is, it is a “game” that has been produced since the 1890’s that is used to contact the souls of the dead, many people also call them a “tool” or “vessel” of the devil. Using a Ouija board is an act that has become very controversial in today's age, because of all the supernatural stories that are associated with them. The stories tend to cause hysteria, and you can usually find hundreds forums or blogs of people telling their stories and how after their experiences they wouldn't touch one with a flag pole, Some people wouldn't advise being in the same room as one, or even in the same building. These warnings are usually accompanied by outrageous stories of a friend of a friend of a friend who once tried a ouija board and had their life completely ruined by supernatural spirits. Most of the hysteria surrounding ouija boards is a mixture of urban legend, hollywood interpretations, and religious paranoia. And all those put together have influenced us to believe these crazy stories of possessions and brutal assaults by ghostly encounters are in fact true.

The First Great Awakening, was a religious revitalization movement that came through the Atlantic region, and even more so in the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, forever impacting American religion & is widely known as the most important event for American religion during the eighteenth century. The First Great Awakening was inspired by an English Methodist known as George Whitefield along with other ministers, when many people in the rural areas rejected the Enlighted and rational religion that came from the Cosmopolitan pulpits and port cities. George Whitefield began this movement with speaking tours through the colonies (“The Great Awakening”).

Did you know One of the big fads in the 1960’s was the ouija board, but why was it a big fafd if it was a bad fad?, why, because they could talk to spirits and everyone thought it was cool. I also thought that it would be pretty fun to do this one because my friend has tried it before and i wanted to see what all it was about, but once i found out what it was about i told my page that one of the bigest fads was one of the worst fads that you could ever do and maybe people will soon stop playing with the Ouija board and insted of playing with the ouija board and start playing regular board games and with other stuff. Also they thought that if they could talk to the dead ones that maybe just maybe they could re-connect to there loved ones but what if the person you thought you were talking to was actually not the one you thought you were talking about.

In the late ‘60s a series of books with Satanic overtones became popular and made into popular films. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin in 1967 was the first of these big bestsellers. The Exorcist by William Blatty followed in 1971, and The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson in 1977. All were all huge bestsellers and hit movies. The first two were fiction, but The Amityville Horror claimed to be true, even though there were portions of the book that are inconsistent or nonexistent with police records. Other books with satanistic themes that followed and these books set the tone for satanic abuse allegations.

The radical Enlightenment hated everything that was religion. This was a time where scientific naturalism was being applied to every field of inquiry and everything, including religion, was under scrutiny. The philosophers during the Enlightenment each had their reasons for their hostile view of religion. The distaste for religion began when Reimarus wrote “”, which was published for the first time in 1972 and had 1400 pages of content. His book labeled the second coming of Christ a farce, he believed that the disciples stole the body of Christ and fabricated the resurrection. Reimarus accused the disciples of using the idea of Christ coming back as a way to maintain a sense of power. He went as far as

The spiritual movement called The Great Awakening, beginning in 1734, depicts the reality of the Holy Spirit: that He is alive, active and moving within the church. Said to be started by Johnathan Edwards and George Whitefield, this movement began, then took hold of Massachusetts, then Connecticut. In all, thirteen of the colonies would be impacted by the zeal of this movement. Sermons focusing on conversion and being born-again gave way to many having a relationship with Jesus Christ. In their responses to the gospel, contrition reigned and in their conviction many were moved. It is said that “Presbyterian minister, John Moorhead, exclaimed in July, 1742, “I can’t express the wonderful things which God is adoing, and has already manifested amongst Indians, Negros, Papists and Protestants of all Denominations.”

Spirituality and religion hold different values and truths depending on your personal beliefs. Being religious is a belief or practice that contains certain values one should follow. When looking deeper into religion you can find spirituality which is the part of religion that effects our spirit and soul, it is not tangible. “The Sacred within” is spirituality and pertains to God dwelling inside of our heart and soul. When looking at “the sacred within” there are certain senses that we can tap into so, we may obtain that sort of spirituality. Through solitude, silence, imagination, and nature, we can have a better sense of spirituality.

This film featured Mephistopheles summoning ghosts and demons, and it contained a crucifix to banish evil. (Horror Films) Both of these creations helped inspire the basis of future horror movies.