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New frontiers of human science : a festschrift for K. Ramakrishna Rao / edited by V. Gowri Rammohan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parapsychology.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]
- Summary:
- Koneru Ramakrishna Rao has played a leading role in advancing parapsychology in the United States, India, and around the world--serving as president of both the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and the U.S.-based Parapsychological Association. He founded the Journal of Indian Psychology and served as editor of the Journal of Parapsychology for nearly two decades. He has authored many books, including Basic Research in Parapsychology (second edition, 2001, $39.95) and Consciousness Studies (2002, $75). Thirteen essays collected here honor his contributions to the field; they are written by Raos colleagues, students, and protgs on such topics as psychical research, prayer and healing, consciousness, dreams and clairvoyance. Also provided is a complete bibliography of Raos published writings.
- Contents:
- 1. K. R. Rao: The Man and His Mission / V. Gowri Rammohan 3
- 2. Prayer and Healing / Larry Dossey 19
- 3. Parapsychology and the Philosophy of Mind / Hoyt Edge 30
- 4. Parapsychology and the Nature of Mind / Douglas M. Stokes 46
- 5. Psychical Research and the Case for Dualism / John Beloff 60
- 6. Humans and Nature / Hiroshi Motoyama 65
- 7. Theoretical Contributions to Psi: Does Parapsychology Go Mainstream / Walter v. Lucadou 79
- 8. Psi-Favorable Conditions / William Braud 95
- 9. The Scientific Study of Anomalous Dreams / Stanley Krippner 119
- 10. The Challenge of Experimenter Psi / John Palmer 142
- 11. Poltergeists, Electromagnetism and Consciousness / William G. Roll 158
- 12. Clairvoyant Investigation of the Structure of Atoms and Subatomic Particles / M. Srinivasan 170
- 13. Consciousness: An East-West Study / Douglas M. Stokes 182.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786414537
- OCLC:
- 50192023
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