Legend-tripping online : supernatural folklore and the search for Ong's hat / Michael Kinsella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinsella, Michael, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Supernatural.

Legends.

Parapsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, [Miss.] : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kinsella analyses supernatural legends and the ways in which the sharing spirit of the Internet collectivises, codifies, and makes folklore of fantastic speculation.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. Legends and Legend Ecologies; 2. The Performance of Legend-Tripping; 3. The Technology of Magic and the Magic of Technology; 4. Conjuring Tales; 5. Accounts of Past Happenings and the Challenge to Investigate; 6. Journey into Uncanny Territory; 7. Contact with the Supernatural; 8. Intense Discussion and the Processing of Events; 9. Conclusion; Notes on the Appendices; APPENDIX 1. Key to "Incunabula Papers" and "Ong's Hat" Referents

APPENDIX 2. Ong's Hat: Gateway to the Dimensions!: A Full Color Brochure for the Institute of Chaos Studies and the Moorish Science Ashram in Ong's Hat, New JerseyAPPENDIX 3. Incunabula: A Catalogue of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Curiosa-Conspiracy Theory, Frontier Science & Alternative Worlds; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First printing 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613363619

9781283363617

1283363615

9781604739848

1604739843

OCLC:

746747205