Erik R. Seeman’s Speaking with the Dead in Early America (2019)

Authors

  • Jamie L Brummitt University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Kira Moolman Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto
  • Julia Reed Harvard University
  • Erik R Seeman University at Buffalo
  • Jeffrey Smith Lindenwood University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bar.22752

Keywords:

Speaking with the Dead in Early America, Speaking with the Dead, Early America, America, Early, Speaking, Dead, Erik R. Seeman

Abstract

Erik R. Seeman’s Speaking with the Dead in Early America (2019)

Author Biographies

  • Jamie L Brummitt, University of North Carolina Wilmington

    Assistant Professor of American Religions, University of North Carolina Wilmington.

  • Kira Moolman, Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto

    Adjunct Faculty, Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto

  • Julia Reed, Harvard University

    Teaching Assistant in History of Science, Harvard University.

  • Erik R Seeman, University at Buffalo

    Professor and Chair, History Department, University at Buffalo.

  • Jeffrey Smith, Lindenwood University

    Senior Professor of History, Lindenwood University.

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Published

2022-04-05

How to Cite

Brummitt, J. L., Moolman, K. ., Reed, J. ., Seeman, E. R., & Smith, J. . (2022). Erik R. Seeman’s Speaking with the Dead in Early America (2019). Body and Religion, 4(2), 245-268. https://doi.org/10.1558/bar.22752