{"product_id":"photography-and-spirit-john-harvey-9781861893246","title":"Photography and Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan film capture what our eyes can't see? There are many examples--both historical and contemporary--of photographs of spirits or \"ghosts.\" These images alternately have been derided as hoaxes or, at the other extreme, held up as irrefutable proof of the otherworld. \u003ci\u003ePhotography and Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e examines these mesmerizing images of phantoms, psychical emanations, and religious apparitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing upon eighty images taken between 1860 and today, John Harvey explores spirit photography from the various perspectives of religion, science, and art. Some of the photographs he considers were taken by scientists, others by amateur and commercial photographers, and still others by robotic surveillance devices. The diverse origins of the spirit photographs have inspired a multiplicity of interpretations and engendered, in some cases, high levels of skepticism. Harvey's analysis probes the connections between the images, human imagination, and larger cultural traditions. \u003ci\u003ePhotography and Spirit \u003c\/i\u003etransforms what are often fringe objects of kitsch into revelatory artifacts of cultural history, drawing from them thought-provoking insights into the historical connections between the material and spiritual worlds, representations of grief, and human cultures' enduring fascination with the supernatural. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Photo images of ethereal spirits render the border between what is real and what is fantastic indistinguishable. \u003ci\u003ePhotography and Spirit \u003c\/i\u003echallenges our pre-conceived notions and offers an intriguing new perspective on the nature of photography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Harvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861893248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861893246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 7.87w x 0.64d","brand":"John Harvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571121049855,"sku":"9781861893246","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f700bdb-aab4-43ce-84e6-ae8cabfe31ed.jpg?v=1738807299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/photography-and-spirit-john-harvey-9781861893246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}