Alfred J. Gabay. Messages from Beyond. Spiritualism and Spiritualists in Melbourne's Golden Age, 1870-1890. From: Utopian Studies | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Russell, Elizabeth | COPYRIGHT 2002 Society for Utopian Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Alfred J. Gabay. Messages From Beyond. Spiritualism and Spiritualists in Melbourne's Golden Age, 1870-1890.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. 244 pp. $32.95.

THE EYE-CATCHING TITLE Messages from Beyond and the somewhat esoteric front cover photograph will mislead the reader who is searching for answers to age-long concerns such as life after death, communication between the living and the dead, and mysterious phenomena. This book does not dwell on t...

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