Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology written by Courtney M. Block and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Superbly organized and researched, this book by Block provides a comprehensive presentation about parapsychology." -Library Journal, Starred Review The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology covers the history of parapsychology, key international figures, and a decade-by-decade annotated bibliography of research. It includes find information on early psychical researchers from around the globe and how the work of those psychical researchers inspired the creation of the modern field of parapsychology. Alongside biographical entries about key figures are sketches of those at the center of psychical inquiry, like mediums and others who seemingly have the ability to manifest strange phenomena. The Encyclopedia covers the Spiritualism era which influenced early psychical inquiry and how it influenced psychical thought around the globe. More contemporary coverage includes biographical entries for current international researchers who continue to investigate the depths of psi phenomena. In order to provide comprehensive coverage of historical and modern research into psi phenomena, the Encyclopedia features a decade-by-decade bibliography of resources that highlight the shifting theories and experiments of the field, starting from the 1870s and going through the 2020s. This section includes a wide variety of research into topics such as psychokinesis, hauntings, poltergeists (also known as recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis), near-death experiences, extrasensory perception, remote viewing, and much more. Appendices provide information on international parapsychological research organizations and a quick start research guide. With information on key figures and research on an international scale, The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology provides an approachable yet comprehensive compendium of information.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Unexplained written by Richard Cavendish and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedic coverage of parapsychology and psychical research, magic and the occult, and the main systems of divination. Concentrates primarily on Western cultures of 19th and 20th centuries. 19 contributors. Alphabetical arrangement. Many lengthy entries. Bibliography of 521 references. Index of persons and book titles. Photographs and drawings.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology and Psychical Research written by Arthur S. Berger and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference work on parapsychology, its critics, related topics, and definitions of terminology.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal written by Gordon Stein and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal contains over 90 articles by more than 50 experts on topics including the strictly paranormal (psychokinesis, channeling, levitation, astrology, phrenology, palmistry); the historical (mediums, psychic research, alchemy, Houdini); the philosophical (miracles, survival of death, reincarnation); and work on investigatory photography, statistics, the media and the Bermuda Triangle. In his foreword, Carl Sagan says, "I wish [this book] were on the shelves of every newspaper editorial desk and every television newsroom, to encourage more skeptical backbone in reporting . . . . [I]n school libraries so that children would have some counterbalance to the many paranormal and mystical claims in our society."
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Occultism Parapsychology written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology written by Lewis Spence and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.
Download or read book The Paranormal written by Brian Inglis and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena written by J Gordon Melton and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on more than 250 occurrences and extraordinary experiences that have served to lift believers out of the mundane world and place them in contact with a transcendental reality, The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena explores unusual and unexplained physical events, apparitions, and other phenomena rooted in religious beliefs. Well-known religion expert, J. Gordon Melton takes readers on a tour amongst angels, Marian apparitions, and religious figures such as Jesus, the Buddha, Mohammad, and Tao Tzu. Melton reports on dreams and near-death experiences; feng shui and labyrinths; statues that bleed, drink milk, weep, and move; snake handling, speaking in tongues, and stigmata; relics, including the spear of Longinus and the Shroud of Turin; and sacred locales such as Easter Island, the Glastonbury Tor, the Great Pyramid, Mecca, and Sedona. Each entry includes a description of the particular phenomenon and the religious claims being made for it as well as a discussion of what a scientist might have to say about it. Transcending the mundane, the entries take no sides and make no arguments: the journey is the experience and the experience is the journey.
Download or read book The Outline of Parapsychology written by Jesse Hong Xiong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a work of "systematic parapsychology." The book aims to construct a framework and system of parapsychology, taking a comprehensive approach to the field. The Outline of Parapsychology states that parapsychology has a different philosophical background from the existing science and religions, and posits that pantheism could be the theoretical basis of parapsychology. The book also integrates parapsychology with oriental philosophies and New Age movement thought.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology written by Leslie A. Shepard and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology written by Lewis Spence and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Unexplained Magic Occultism and Parapsychology written by Richard Cavendish and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1974 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference guide to the unexplained covering well known terms such as parapsychology, magic, the occult, the paranormal, alchemy, druids, hallucinations, Jung, levitation, Tarot, UFO, witchcraft, and the zodiac. The editor also wrote "The Magical Arts."
Download or read book The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World written by Theresa Francis-Cheung and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2006 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheung presents a reference of paranormal myth and folklore - and the myths and legends surrounding ghosts and spirits in different cultures throughout the world, from famous ghost stories to various beliefs and superstitions that have taken root in different countries. It is a compendium of paranormal activity.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychlogy written by Leslie A. Shepard and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1980-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Unseen World written by Constance Victoria Briggs and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An A-Z encyclopedia of the unseen and the unknown world of psychics, channeling, mediums, mystics, near death experiences, prophets, shadow people, death bed visions, astral projection and more. The Encyclopedia of the Unseen World includes concepts as well as descriptions of the spiritual world that have been extrapolated from a number of sources including: Ancient and Channeled Writings, Cultural Beliefs, Mediums, Mystics, Near Death Experiences, Psychics, Prophets and Visionaries, Scriptures and more.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology written by J. Gordon Melton and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
