Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives by Editor-James Houran; Editor-Rense Lange; Foreword-John Beloff - 2001-08

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company Inc., 2001. 1st ed.. Hardback quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, few black & white text-photos, figures, tables, light foxing edges.Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 330 pp. The essays in this book promote a better understanding of hauntings and poltergeists. The authors come from backgrounds in anthropology, history, philosophy, psychiatry, and sociology, and give sober and readable discussions of numerous ideas and rationalizations for hauntings and poltergeists. The book is divided into three major sections: sociocultural, physical and physiological perspectives. This work gives an excellent overview of each perspective, and also addresses the general psychology of belief in the paranormal, and how that belief relates to experiences of ghosts and poltergeists. Edited by James Houran and Rense Lange.

Jefferson, NC,, 2001. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket As Issued.. Very good, with slight lean at spine, shelfwear at corners, and previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown.. 4to. pp [iv], 330. Publisher's dark blue pictorial boards illustrated in black and white. Illustrated throughout in black and white. ISBN: 0786409843

Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001. Hardcover. VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Small area on page 9, 11 and 13 has wear to the text. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.)_. Black boards, bw illustration, white lettering; 330 pp, bw illustrations. Contents include: Historical introduction : the example of early modern and nineteenth-century England / Ronald C. Finucane -- Experience-centered approach to hauntings / David J. Hufford -- Ghost experience in a wider context / Hilary Evans -- Sociological investigation of haunting cases / James McClenon -- House that tries to be haunted : ghostly narratives in popular film and television / Emily D. Edwards -- Investigations of poltergeists and haunts : a review and interpretation / William G. Roll and Michael A. Persinger -- Seeking spirits in the laboratory / Dean I. Radin -- Predicting the characteristics of haunt phenomena from geomagnetic factors and brain sensitivity :… Read More