Harvey J. Irwin, Caroline A. Watt

An Introduction to Parapsychology, 5th ed.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of our highly acclaimed university textbook on the science of parapsychology. The objective of this book is to provide an introductory survey of parapsychologists efforts to explore the authenticity and bases of anomalous, apparently paranormal phenomena. It outlines the origins of parapsychological research and critically reviews investigations of extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, poltergeist phenomena, near-death and out-of-body experiences, and the evaluation of parapsychology as a scientific enterprise.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9780786430598
• ISBN-10: 0786430591
• Artikelnr.: 22552990

Autorenporträt

Harvey J. Irwin, an internationally recognized parapsychologist, is a retired associate professor in psychology at the University of New England, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
List of Figures      viii
1. Introduction    
2. Origins of Parapsychological Research     
3. The Phenomenology of Extrasensory Perception     
4. Experimental Research on Extrasensory Perception     
5. Extrasensory Perception and Time     
6. Psychokinesis     
7. Special Topics in PK Research     
8. Theories of Psi     
9. The Survival Hypothesis     
10. Poltergeist Experiences     
11. Near-Death Experiences     
12. Out-of-Body Experiences     
13. Apparitional Experiences     
14. Reincarnation Experiences     
15. Belief in the Paranormal     
16. Matters of Relevance     
17. Evaluation of Parapsychology as a Scientific Enterprise     
References     
Name Index     
Subject Index