{"title":"Alex Owen","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlex Owen's work delves into the complex intersections of religion, spirituality, and personal experience. With a thoughtful and reflective approach, these books explore how spiritual beliefs shape human understanding and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analysis and compelling narratives that challenge conventional perspectives on faith and the sacred. Owen’s writing invites contemplation on the nuances of spiritual life in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-darkened-room-by-alex-owen-9780226642055","title":"The Darkened Room","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA highly original study that examines the central role played by women as mediums, healers, and believers during the golden age of spiritualism in the late Victorian era, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkened Room\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a meditation on women mediums—it’s an exploration of the era’s gender relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe hugely popular spiritualist movement, which maintained that women were uniquely qualified to commune with spirits of the dead, offered female mediums a new independence, authority, and potential to undermine conventional class and gender relations in the home and in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing previously unexamined sources and an innovative approach, Alex Owen invokes the Victorian world of darkened séance rooms, theatrical apparitions, and moving episodes of happiness lost and regained. She charts the struggles between spiritualists and the medical and legal establishments over the issue of female mediumship, and provides new insights into the gendered dynamics of Victorian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471741796588,"sku":"9780226642055","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/bbfd138cc4db0cf05b16fc289182f63a.jpg?v=1775791718"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alex-owen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}