Faith in a Beam of Light
An early visual mass medium, the magic lantern was omnipresent in most Western societies between 1880 and 1930. The Christian Church, especially the Catholics, spiritual associations such as the Freemasons, political interest groups, and teaching institutions all made use of lectures enriched by pro...
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| description | An early visual mass medium, the magic lantern was omnipresent in most Western societies between 1880 and 1930. The Christian Church, especially the Catholics, spiritual associations such as the Freemasons, political interest groups, and teaching institutions all made use of lectures enriched by projected images to disseminate information, convictions, and doctrines. Moreover, the lantern often featured as a concealed aid in stage spectacles. Nineteen authors analyse the effects of "the beam of light in the dark" in the context of religion, faith, and belief. Attention is paid to the wide spectrum of locations where projections took place, as well as to the lantern's impressive versatility. The lavishly illustrated chapters collected in this volume range from analyses of religious propaganda to fundraising lectures for missionary work in China, from the fight against alcoholism to the secularisation of society, and from the lantern's application in spiritualist sessions to its use in science and teaching. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1509672025-02-10T17:03:07Z Faith in a Beam of Light Lenk, Sabine Majsova, Natalija History of Technology Cultural & intellectual history Religious history thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology An early visual mass medium, the magic lantern was omnipresent in most Western societies between 1880 and 1930. The Christian Church, especially the Catholics, spiritual associations such as the Freemasons, political interest groups, and teaching institutions all made use of lectures enriched by projected images to disseminate information, convictions, and doctrines. Moreover, the lantern often featured as a concealed aid in stage spectacles. Nineteen authors analyse the effects of "the beam of light in the dark" in the context of religion, faith, and belief. Attention is paid to the wide spectrum of locations where projections took place, as well as to the lantern's impressive versatility. The lavishly illustrated chapters collected in this volume range from analyses of religious propaganda to fundraising lectures for missionary work in China, from the fight against alcoholism to the secularisation of society, and from the lantern's application in spiritualist sessions to its use in science and teaching. 2025-02-10T17:03:06Z 2025-02-10T17:03:06Z 2022 book ONIX_20250210_9782503599083_40 9782503599083 9782503599090 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/150967 eng ger fre Media Performance Histories image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503599083-1 https://www.brepolsonline.net/action/showBook?doi=10.1484%2FM.TECHNE-EB.5.128877 Brepols Brepols 10.1484/M.TECHNE-EB.5.128877 10.1484/M.TECHNE-EB.5.128877 337417f5-5e42-49d3-8b32-3867e1572190 9782503599083 9782503599090 Brepols 7 291 Turnhout open access |
| spellingShingle | History of Technology Cultural & intellectual history Religious history thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology Faith in a Beam of Light |
| title | Faith in a Beam of Light |
| title_full | Faith in a Beam of Light |
| title_fullStr | Faith in a Beam of Light |
| title_full_unstemmed | Faith in a Beam of Light |
| title_short | Faith in a Beam of Light |
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| topic | History of Technology Cultural & intellectual history Religious history thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology |
| topic_facet | History of Technology Cultural & intellectual history Religious history thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues::TBX History of engineering and technology |
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