Spiritism
Spiritism
Spiritism (/ˈspɪrɪtɪzəm/; from the Latin spiritus, "spirit") is a philosophical doctrine, established in France in the 19th century by Allan Kardec, which posits that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies for several necessary incarnations to attain moral and intellectual improvement. It also asserts that spirits, through passive or active mediumship, can have beneficent or malevolent influence on the physical world.
Etymology
The term "Spiritism" was coined by Allan Kardec in his book The Spirits' Book, published in 1857. The word was derived from the Latin spiritus, meaning "spirit", and the suffix -ism, used to denote a system of belief or ideology.
Related Terms
- Allan Kardec: French educator and author known as the systematizer of Spiritism.
- Mediumship: The practice of purportedly mediating communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
- Reincarnation: The philosophical or religious concept that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body or form after each biological death.
- Spiritualism: A religious movement based on the belief that the spirits of the dead exist and have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Spiritism
- Wikipedia's article - Spiritism
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