Considering spirituality in contemporary Spiritualist art

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Journal for the Study of Spirituality Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/20440243.2022.2051952

Ann Bridge Davies

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Paintings and drawings of spirits of the deceased have been produced by Spiritualists since 1852. Spiritualism in Britain has seven principles of belief, and the associated art has six classifications. The art is known as Spiritualist or spirit art. Spiritualist principles support the theory that life in the form of a spirit survives death; the fourth principle, ‘Continuous Existence of the Human Soul’, is central to this article and its discussion of how spirituality emerges as art is created. Spirit artists engage in creating basic portraits of the deceased without having known them, through a process of amanuensis from a believed spiritual source. For Spiritualists, the portraits provide visual evidence of life beyond death. This article explores the concept of spirituality in relation to this form of art. It includes discussion of two pieces of artwork and draws on transcripts of interviews with practicing spirit artists, as well as the author’s personal experience of spirit art. It suggests that spirit art is a useful, but neglected, lens through which to explore spirituality.

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当代精神主义艺术中的精神思考

自1852年以来，巫师们就开始创作死者灵魂的绘画和素描。英国的唯心论有七个信仰原则，相关的艺术有六个分类。这种艺术被称为招魂术或精神艺术。唯心论的原则支持这样一种理论，即以灵魂的形式存在的生命在死亡后仍然存在;第四个原则，“人类灵魂的持续存在”，是这篇文章的核心，它讨论了灵性是如何随着艺术的创造而出现的。灵魂艺术家在不认识死者的情况下，通过一个被认为是精神来源的“amanuensis”过程，为死者创作基本的肖像。对通灵者来说，这些肖像提供了死后生命的视觉证据。本文探讨了与这种艺术形式有关的灵性概念。它包括对两件艺术品的讨论，并借鉴了对实践精神艺术家的采访记录，以及作者对精神艺术的个人体验。它表明，精神艺术是一个有用的，但被忽视的镜头，通过它来探索精神。

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期刊介绍： Journal for the Study of Spirituality is a peer-reviewed journal which creates a unique interdisciplinary, inter-professional and cross-cultural forum where researchers, scholars and others engaged in the study and practices of spirituality can share and debate the research, knowledge, wisdom and insight associated with spirituality and contemporary spirituality studies. The British Association for the Study of Spirituality (BASS) organises a biennial international conference and welcomes enquiries about membership from those interested in the study of spirituality in the UK and worldwide. The journal is concerned with what spirituality means, and how it is expressed, in individuals’ lives and communities and in professional practice settings; and with the impact and implications of spirituality in, and on, social policy, organizational practices and personal and professional development. The journal recognises that spirituality and spiritual values can be expressed and studied in secular contexts, including in scientific and professional practice settings, as well as within faith and wisdom traditions. Thus, Journal for the Study of Spirituality particularly welcomes contributions that: identify new agendas for research into spirituality within and across subject disciplines and professions; explore different epistemological and methodological approaches to the study of spirituality; introduce comparative perspectives and insights drawn from different cultures and/or professional practice settings; aim to apply and develop sustained reflection, investigation and critique in relation to spirituality and spiritual practices; critically examine the values and presuppositions underpinning different forms of spirituality and spiritual practices; incorporate different forms of writing and expressions of spirituality.