From Shaman to scientist : essays on humanity's search for spirits / edited by James Houran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houran, James, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology and science.

Physical Description:

xviii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004.

Summary:

This book is an interesting look at the scientific data in the field of parapsychology. It examines ghost hunting as a cultural and scientific phenomenon, sidestepping the many issues surrounding the reality of ghosts, and discussing the many and varied m

Contents:

Science in search of spirit / Annekatrin Puhle and Adrian Parker

How shamanism began : human evolution, dissociation, and anomalous experience / James McClenon

Spirits as human nature and the fundamental structures of consciousness / Michael Winkelman

Interactions with apparitions, ghosts, and revenants in ancient and medieval sources / Christa A. Tuczay

Historical profiles in poltergeist research / Peter Mulacz

American children's ghost stories : manipulation and mastery of a belief system / Sylvia Grider

Ghost hunting in the twenty-first century / John Potts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 239) and index.

ISBN:

0810850540

OCLC:

54529336