亞瑟．柯南道爾爵士的《新啟示》是他第一本關於唯靈主義的書籍，他在書中描述了他由完全不相信靈異現象的唯物主義者轉而成為唯靈主義最有名的擁護者之間的過程，並且說明了唯靈主義會為人類帶來什麼樣的啟示。不相信唯靈主義的人通常不是揶揄柯南道爾對唯靈主義的信仰，就是刻意忽略這一部份。然而，如果想對柯南道爾有完整的認識，就不能漠視唯靈主義對他的影響。本文目的在討論柯南道爾在逐漸信服的過程中對唯靈主義的想法如何呈現在《新啟示》以及其超自然故事中。本論文將先對柯南道爾對唯靈主義的觀點作概略的介紹；然後介紹唯靈主義以及其在維多利亞文化中的地位；接著會討論柯南道爾如何開始接觸唯靈主義，並且在他回溯探索過程時如何建立唯靈主義的可信度；接下來會談到柯南道爾如何在《新啟示》中呈現唯靈主義的重要性；論文評述部分將以討論柯南道爾早期超自然故事中表現出的唯靈主義想法作結；最後是《新啟示》的中文譯文。

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The New Revelation is his first book on Spiritualism, in which he revealed his evolution of thought about psychical matters from the position of a disbelieving materialist to that of its most famous advocator, and he also stated lucidly what a revelation Spiritualism is going to bring to human beings. His belief in Spiritualism is mostly either held up to ridicule or put aside by the non-believers about the subject; however, it is not an aspect one can neglect if he/she intends to have a full understanding of the person. This thesis aims to discuss Conan Doyle’s conception of Spiritualism in the process of his gradual conviction as he unfolded it in The New Revelation and some of his supernatural stories. First, I will give a general introduction to Conan Doyle’s attitude toward Spiritualism. Second, I will deliver a brief introduction of Spiritualism and its position in the Victorian culture. After that I will present the first stages of Conan Doyle’s contact with Spiritualism. Conan Doyle’s establishment of the credibility of Spiritualism will be discussed next. Then I will talk about how Conan Doyle presents the significance of the psychical subject. At the end of the thesis I will discuss the Spiritualistic ideas as exhibited in his early supernatural stories and make a conclusion. After the introductory thesis, I will enclose my Chinese translation of The New Revelation.

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