海外文化:英美民俗-通灵术
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：研究通灵术的人认为死人与活人能够通过某种方式进行交流。他们相信人由灵、魂、体三者组成，灵寓于魂之中，而灵与魂又寓于体之中。人死后，灵与魂依然存活，故能与活人沟通。</p><p><span word="Spiritualism">Spiritualism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Spiritualists">Spiritualists</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="soul">soul</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encased">encased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spiritualists">spiritualists</span>, <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="spiritualism">spiritualism</span> <span word="arose">arose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="spiritualism">spiritualism</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span>, <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="awakened">awakened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="rapping">rapping</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unmerical">unmerical</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raps">raps</span>. <span word="Visitors">Visitors</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mediums">mediums</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="spiritualists">spiritualists</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="s">s</span>é<span word="ances">ances</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="s">s</span>é<span word="ance">ance</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="s">s</span>é<span word="ance">ance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="medium">medium</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contact">contact</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="relative">relative</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="rapping">rapping</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>.</p>
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