Browse books on psychical research from the UK and Ireland, including investigations of ghosts, mediumship, unusual experiences and other claimed paranormal phenomena. These works follow the long history of attempts to study extraordinary experiences in a systematic way.
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Cold Light on Spiritualistic Phenomena
Cold Light on Spiritualistic Phenomena records Harry Price’s investigation of the Crewe Circle, the spiritualist group associated with Crewe medium William Hope. Its subject is spirit photography and the methods used to test claims that…
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Cover unavailableConan Doyle and the Mysterious World of Light: 1887–1920
Matt Wingett traces Arthur Conan Doyle’s developing interest in psychic questions through his contributions to the spiritualist journal Light between 1887 and 1920. Séances, telepathy, hypnosis and poltergeist reports appear within the wider story of…
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Cover unavailableCurses, Coincidences & Malign Influence: A Parapsychological Perspective
Peter McCue looks at curses, disturbing coincidences and claims of malign influence through a parapsychological lens. The book considers unusual cases and the difficult question of whether apparently connected events are chance, psychology or something…
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