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Psychic and other exceptional experiences are surprisingly common but opinions as to their causes vary widely. Can tricks of the mind such as hallucinations, mistaken perception and errors of judgement explain such phenomena or does some yet to be understood non-sensory means of communication come into play? In Parapsychology, leading researchers from both the UK and the USA combine their expertise to form a lucid account of research into the science of psychic experience. Beginning with an introduction to the methodology, Parapsychology addresses topics including coi

Title Parapsychology : research on exceptional experiences / edited by Jane Henry.
Publisher London
New York, N.Y. : Routledge
Creation Date 2005
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Parapsychology / Jane Henry -- Methodology / Julie Milton -- Meta-analyses / Deborah Delanoy -- Psychological factors / Caroline Watt -- Scepticism / Chris French -- Second sight / Shari A. Cohn-Simmen -- Extra-sensory perception / John Beloff with Jane Henry -- Precognition and premonitions / Keith Hearne -- Animal psi / Rupert Sheldrake -- Psychokinesis / Jane Henry -- Healing / Dan Benor -- Shamanism / Stanley Krippner -- Coincidence / Jane Henry -- Apparitions and encounters / Andrew Mackenzie and Jane Henry -- Out of body experiences / Susan Blackmore -- Near-death experiences / Susan Blackmore -- Imagery / Robin Taylor -- Survival / Alan Gauld -- Reincarnation / Ian Stevenson -- Religion / Michael Perry.
Extent 1 online resource (272 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010712448505171
MARC RECORDS
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