Spiritism may refer to: Espiritismo, Latin America and Caribbean belief that evolved and less evolved spirits can affect health, luck and other aspects of human life Kardecist spiritism, a Latin American new religious movement originally established in mid-19th century France Spiritism (book), 1885 book by German philosopher Eduard von Hartmann Spiritualism, social religious movement primarily popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Spiritualism (beliefs), metaphysical belief that the world is made up of at least two fundamental substances, matter and spirit Spiritualism (philosophy), a doctrine that that spirit exists distinct from matter, in opposition to materialism Source: Wikipedia (en)