{"product_id":"9781805262749","title":"Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age","description":"Author: Raphael Cormack\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781805262749\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hurst Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring death, religion, science and social crisis, a startling history of the occult between the world wars, when Spiritualism was truly an international obsession.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interwar period was a golden age of the uncanny. Clairvoyants, fakirs, Theosophists, mind-readers, miracle-workers and jinn-summoners--all assured the masses that, just like the newly discovered invisible forces of electricity, radiation and magnetism, unseen spiritual powers commanded a realm of hidden human potential. This was a transnational movement of eccentrics, gurus and prophets, with East and West interacting in unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on untapped sources in Arabic as well as European records, Raphael Cormack follows two of the most unusual and charismatic figures of this age: Tahra Bey, who took 1920s Paris by storm as an 'Oriental' missionary; and Dr Dahesh, who harnessed Western science to create a pan-religious faith in Lebanon. Travelling between Cairo, New York and Jerusalem, Paris, Istanbul and Rio de Janeiro, the two mystics reflected the desires and anxieties of a troubled age. These forgotten holy men, who embodied the allure of the unexplained at a time of dramatic change, speak to our own unstable world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raphael Cormack is a brilliant archival sleuth and a riveting storyteller.'  Anna Della Subin, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccidental Gods: On Men Unwittingly Turned Divine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rarely is cultural history presented with such mesmerizing legerdemain.'  Nile Green, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire's Son, Empire's Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857104916638,"sku":"ADS-9781805262749","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781805262749.jpg?v=1779154491","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781805262749","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}