The Spiritist Fallacy
By René Guénon
Published: 1923
A critical examination and history of the spiritist movement and spiritualism, exploring the perceived errors and fallacies within these doctrines from a traditionalist perspective.
Chapters
Ch. 1
CONTENTS
Ch. 2
EDITORIAL NOTE
Ch. 3
THE WORKS OF RENÉ GUÉNON
Ch. 4
PREFACE
Ch. 5
PART 1
Ch. 6
1 DEFINITION OF SPIRITISM
Ch. 7
2 THE ORIGINS OF SPIRITISM
Ch. 8
3 BEGINNINGS OF SPIRITISM IN FRANCE
Ch. 9
4 THE MODERN CHARACTER OF SPIRITISM
Ch. 10
SPIRITISM AND OCCULTISM
Ch. 11
6 SPIRITISM AND PSYCHISM
Ch. 12
7 EXPLANATION OF SPIRITIST PHENOMENA
Ch. 13
PART 2 EXAMINATION OF
Ch. 14
1 THE VARIETY OF SPIRITIST SCHOOLS
Ch. 15
THE INFLUENCE OF THE MILIEU
Ch. 16
IMMORTALITY AND SURVIVAL
Ch. 17
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE AFTERLIFE
Ch. 18
COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEAD
Ch. 19
REINCARNATION
Ch. 20
7 REINCARNATIONIST EXTRAVAGANCES
Ch. 21
8 THE LIMITS OF EXPERIMENTATION
Ch. 22
9 SPIRITIST EVOLUTIONISM
Ch. 23
THE QUESTION OF SATANISM
Ch. 24
11 SEERS AND HEALERS
Ch. 25
12 ANTOINISM
Ch. 26
13 SPIRITIST PROPAGANDA
Ch. 27
THE DANGERS OF SPIRITISM
Ch. 28
CONCLUSION
Ch. 29