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For anyone interested in the true mystery and surprising complexity of the ghost experience, they should absolutely have this on their shelf. The number of cases the author reviews, primarily drawn from FATE magazine, is impressive, and the approach is equally so. The author weaves their thoughts and relevant illustrative cases in and out of what is an impressive and well thought out narrative. This book will show you that these encounters are not as straightfoward as they may sometimes seem.
Not everyone believes in ghosts, but ghostly encounters have been reported, in all sincerity, all over the world and for 3000 years at least. However, though everybody knows what is meant by seeing a ghost, few are aware that they fall into several distinct types, and seemingly always have.;First there are revenants, returning voluntarily or under duress to the world of the living. When these are recently-dead family or friends, one might well suspect wish fulfillment. Occasionally, though, revenants appear to complete strangers. Next there are haunters who always appear in the same place and may be seen by many…
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
This work is an excellent introduction to the less explored intersections between parapsychology and the social sciences. For anyone new to any of the topics discussed here, such as shamanism, mediumship, history of religion, psychology, magic, and so on, this book also serves as an introductory yet helpfully comprehensive primer there too. It comes highly recommended for anyone interested in the connections between the psychical experiences collected by the likes of the anthropologist during his or her fieldwork and those we still encounter among our contemporaries today.
Note: Formerly published as an ebook titled "Why People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic." Now also available in paperback. Across the globe and through time, diverse cultures have developed elaborate systems for understanding and interacting with strange forces and invisible beings. Since the nineteenth century anthropologists have theorised about the nature of the extraordinary experiences and beliefs recounted to them by their fieldwork informants, at home and abroad. "Spirits, Gods and Magic" is an introduction to the anthropology of the supernatural. The book features introductory chapters outlining key anthropological perspectives on Shamanism and Spirit Possession, Witchcraft and Magic, and…
