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Spiritism as Artistic, Affective, and Feminist Agency: The Case of the Morla Sisters in Chile

In: Affect, Gender and Sexuality in Latin America

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  • Macarena Urzúa Opazo

    (Universidad Finis Terrae)

Abstract

Spiritism, a philosophical-religious practice developed by the French educator Allan Kardec in the mid-nineteenth century, was adopted and widely practiced by the feminine elite of Chile. These women—the majority being artists, poets, and writers—came together around this practice, building a network that was not only artistic and intellectual, but also affective. In this chapter I will contextualize these practices through texts, published biographies and fiction that recollect the life and community surrounding these well-known Spiritists, the Morla sisters. I read Spiritism as a practice linked to the arts and intellectual thought and as a mean to stand against patriarch order. The historical context brings a flux with the study of literature, history, science, spirituality, and the birth of psychoanalysis with alliances that built a feminist Avant-garde.

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  • Macarena Urzúa Opazo, 2021. "Spiritism as Artistic, Affective, and Feminist Agency: The Case of the Morla Sisters in Chile," Gender, Development and Social Change, in: Cecilia Macón & Mariela Solana & Nayla Luz Vacarezza (ed.), Affect, Gender and Sexuality in Latin America, chapter 0, pages 151-177, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:gdechp:978-3-030-59369-8_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59369-8_8
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