An introduction to the psychology of paranormal belief and experience / Tony Jinks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jinks, Tony, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

v, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]

Summary:

"Unsympathetic psychology-based explanations remain the popular response to supernatural experiences. This study offers a balanced and accessible analysis of various explanations for the paranormal. By providing insight into how these theories are applied, and at times misapplied, to enquiry into the paranormal, this work clarifies the relationship between the field of psychology and the supernatural"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Paranormal as Explicable

1 Parapsychology 23

2 Superstition and Belief in the Paranormal 53

3 Witnessing the Paranormal: Illusions 79

4 Witnessing the Paranormal: "Everyday" Hallucinations 112

5 Witnessing the Paranormal: Neurological Dysfunction 139

6 Witnessing the Paranormal: The Induction of Hallucinatory Encounters 152

7 Criticisms of Tectonic Strain Theory and Transcranial Stimulation Methods, and Alternative Electromagnetic Theories 168

Part 2 The Paranormal as Inexplicable

8 Psychodynamic Approaches to Paranormal Experience: Psychoanalysis and the Birth Memories Hypothesis 181

9 Advanced Psychodynamic Theories: The Projection of the Paranormal 199

10 Transpersonal Psychology 214.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786465446

0786465441

OCLC:

733232527