The stepchildren of science : psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939 / Heather Wolffram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolffram, Heather.

Series:

Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 88.

Wellcome series in the history of medicine

Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology--Germany--History--19th century.

Parapsychology.

Parapsychology--Germany--History--20th century.

Parapsychology--history.

History, 19th Century.

History, 20th Century.

Occultism--history.

History.

Germany.

19th century.

20th century.

Philosophy.

Psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Parapsychology--history.

History, 19th Century.

History, 20th Century.

Occultism--history.

Germany.

Local Subjects:

19th century.

20th century.

Germany.

History.

Parapsychology.

Philosophy.

Psychology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 pages) : portraits.

polychrome

Other Title:

Psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi Bv Editions, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Leading the reader through the darkened séance rooms and laboratories of Imperial and inter-war Germany, The Stepchildren of Science casts light on the emergence of psychical research and parapsychology in the German context. It looks, in particular, at the role of the psychiatrist Albert von Schrenck-Notzing - a figure who fashioned himself as both propagandist and Grand Seignior of German parapsychology - in shaping these nascent disciplines. In contrast to other recent studies in which occultism is seen as a means of dealing with or creating "the modern", this book considers the epistemological, cultural and social issues that arose from psychical researchers' and parapsychologists' claims to scientific legitimacy. Focusing on the boundary disputes between these researchers and the spiritualists, occultists, psychologists and scientists with whom they competed for authority over the paranormal, The Stepchildren of Science demonstrates that in the German context both proponents and opponents alike understood psychical research and parapsychology as border sciences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wolffram, Heather. Stepchildren of science.

ISBN:

9789042027299

9042027290

9789042027282

9042027282

OCLC:

560062821

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.