{"product_id":"second-sight-in-the-nineteenth-elsa-richardson-9781137519696","title":"Second Sight in the Nineteenth Century: Prophecy, Imagination and Nationhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the phenomenon of second sight in nineteenth-century literature and culture. Second sight is a form of prophetic vision associated with the folklore of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Described in Gaelic as the An-da-shealladh or 'the two sights', those in possession of this extraordinary power are said to foresee future events like the death of neighbour, the arrival of strangers into the community, the success or failure of a fishing trip. From the late seventeenth century onwards, rumours of this strange faculty attracted the attention of numerous scientists, travel writers, antiquarians, poets and artists. Focusing on the nineteenth century, this book examines second sight in relation to mesmerism and phrenology, modern spiritualism and anthropology, romance literature and folklorism and finally, psychical research and Celtic mysticism. Tracing the migration of a supposedly 'Scottish' tradition through various sites of nineteenth-century popular culture, it explores questions of nationhood and identity alongside those posed by supernatural phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elsa Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113751969X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137519696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d","brand":"Elsa Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087672357119,"sku":"9781137519696","price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18dc8c91-4e86-4d24-b37e-3f761e8eecf1.jpg?v=1769100760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/second-sight-in-the-nineteenth-elsa-richardson-9781137519696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}