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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Cover unavailableWhy Mystery Matters
Neil Nixon and E. K. Knight explore what mystery contributes to human experience, moving between unexplained phenomena, religious belief, entertainment and psychology. UFO accounts sit alongside stand-up comedy and the unusual condition in which people…
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Cover unavailableWill Storr vs. the Supernatural
Will Storr investigates reported hauntings, ghost hunters and the psychology of supernatural belief, beginning with a meeting with Philadelphia demonologist Lou Gentile. Experiences involving strange lights and disturbing sounds prompt him to examine claims he…
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