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"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.
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The Spirits Book
1857 publication about Spiritism by Allan Kardec
The Spirits' Book is part of the Spiritist Codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works on Spiritism. It was published by the French educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, under the pen name of Allan Kardec on April 18, 1857. It was the first and remains…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Allan Kardec
French educator, translator, and writer (1804–1869)
Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, known by the pen name of Allan Kardec, was a French educator, translator, and writer. He is the author of the five books known as the Spiritist Codification, and the founder of Spiritism.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kardecist spiritism
System of belief inspired by Allan Kardec
Kardecist spiritism, also known as Kardecism or Spiritism, is a reincarnationist and spiritualist doctrine established in France in the mid-19th century by writer and educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail. Kardec considered his doctrine to derive from a Christian perspective.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)