Few people can claim the distinction of experiencing first-hand such occurrences as hauntings and the presence of poltergeists, but countless numbers of people are fascinated by these unexplainable events. Written by the worlds most knowledgeable authorities in this field, the essays in this work promote a better understanding of the manifestations of and various reasons for hauntings and poltergeist phenomena. Divided into three major sections--sociocultural, physical and physiological, and psychological perspectives--this ...
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Few people can claim the distinction of experiencing first-hand such occurrences as hauntings and the presence of poltergeists, but countless numbers of people are fascinated by these unexplainable events. Written by the worlds most knowledgeable authorities in this field, the essays in this work promote a better understanding of the manifestations of and various reasons for hauntings and poltergeist phenomena. Divided into three major sections--sociocultural, physical and physiological, and psychological perspectives--this work provides an overview of each perspective and also addresses the general psychology of belief in the paranormal and how that belief relates to experiences with ghosts and poltergeists.
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VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Small area on page 9, 11 and 13 has wear to the text. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear. )_ Black boards, bw illustration, white lettering; 330 pp, bw illustrations. Contents include: Historical introduction: the example of early modern and nineteenth-century England / Ronald C. Finucane--Experience-centered approach to hauntings / David J. Hufford--Ghost experience in a wider context / Hilary Evans--Sociological investigation of haunting cases / James McClenon--House that tries to be haunted: ghostly narratives in popular film and television / Emily D. Edwards--Investigations of poltergeists and haunts: a review and interpretation / William G. Roll and Michael A. Persinger--Seeking spirits in the laboratory / Dean I. Radin--Predicting the characteristics of haunt phenomena from geomagnetic factors and brain sensitivity: evidence from field and experimental studies / Michael A. Persinger and Stanley A. Koren--From haunted brain to haunted science: a cognitive neuroscience view of paranormal and pseudoscientific thought / Peter Brugger--Phantoms, frauds, or fantasies? / Joe Nickell--New look at haunting and poltergeist phenomena: analyzing experiences from a semiotic perspective / Fátima Regina Machado--Apparitions and kindred phenomena: their relevance to the psychology of paranormal belief and experience / Tony R. Lawrence--Relation of hypnosis-specific attitudes and behaviors to paranormal beliefs and experiences: a technical review / V.K. Kumar and Ronald J. Pekala--Ambiguous stimuli brought to life: the psychological dynamics of hauntings and poltergeists / Rense Lange and James Houran.
