Kardecist spiritism
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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
Allan Kardec studied with Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi at Yverdon Castle. Portrait from L'Illustration, 10 March 1869
Parisian salon with people practicing three variations of table-turning using a ring, a table, and a hat. (L'Illustration, Histoire de la semaine, May 14, 1853).
"To be born, to die, to be reborn yet again, and to constantly progress, such is the law", in French on Kardec's tomb.
Publication of The Spirits' Book from 1860 in Paris
Allan Kardec
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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 fo
Kardecist spiritism
…and spiritualist doctrine established in France in the mid-19th century by writer and educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail (known by his pen name Allan Kardec). Kardec considered his doctrine to derive from a Christian perspective. He described a cycle by which a spirit supposedly returns to material existence…
Allan Kardec's grave at Cimetière du Père Lachaise. The inscription says Naitre, mourir, renaitre encore et progresser sans cesse, telle est la loi ("To be born, to die, to be reborn again and keep progressing, that is the law").