{"product_id":"9781108025942","title":"Pioneers of the Spiritual Reformation : Biographical Sketches (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnna Mary Howitt Watts (1824–1884) was a painter and writer, and the daughter of William Howitt (1792–1879), one of the subjects of this double biography. Justinus Kerner (1786–1862) was an inspiration to both Howitt and his daughter. A German poet, trained as a doctor, he became famous both as a patron of the arts and an early pioneer of the spiritualist movement. This account of Kerner's life is full of vivid descriptions of ghostly apparitions and supernatural events. Howitt, a popular writer and radical local politician who was raised a Quaker, became increasingly attracted to spiritualism after the deaths of two of his sons. Watts' book, written after her father's death and first published in 1883, is more than a memoir of a beloved parent. As a record of the beliefs of the spiritualists it provides essential information about early Victorian attitudes to this world and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48726741647595,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":89.72,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781108025942-1.jpg?v=1781655179","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9781108025942","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}