Parapsychology : research on exceptional experiences / edited by Jane Henry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henry, Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology--Research.

Parapsychology.

Medical Subjects:

Parapsychology.

Physical Description:

xi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

Beginning with an introduction to the methodology, "Parapsychology" provides the reader with a sympathetic yet critical overview of current research into unexplained phenomena including visions, telepathy, psychokinesis, divination, and out-of-body experiences. Each chapter describes the phenomena, outlines the main lines of research, discusses possible explanations for such anomalies of cognitive function, and provides suggestions for relevant further reading. "Parapsychology"'s detailed, yet accessible coverage of the psychological study of unexplained phenomena will be welcomed by psychology and social science students and researchers.

Contents:

Parapsychology / Jane Henry

Methodology / Julie Milton

Meta-analyses / Deborah Delanoy

Psychological factors / Caroline Watt

Scepticism / Chris French

Second sight / Shari A. Cohn-Simmen

Extra-sensory perception / John Beloff with Jane Henry

Precognition and premonitions / Keith Hearne

Animal psi / Rupert Sheldrake

Psychokinesis / Jane Henry

Healing / Dan Benor

Shamanism / Stanley Krippner

Coincidence / Jane Henry

Apparitions and encounters / Andrew Mackenzie and Jane Henry

Out of body experiences / Susan Blackmore

Near-death experiences / Susan Blackmore

Imagery / Robin Taylor

Survival / Alan Gauld

Reincarnation / Ian Stevenson

Religion / Michael Perry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415213592

0415213606

OCLC:

54501668