
The Naturalisation of the Supernatural
Frank Podmore(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 2. June 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-108-07245-8 (ISBN)
Description
A founding member of the Fabian Society and a prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research, Frank Podmore (1856-1910) occupied a unique position in British political and scientific society. From his undergraduate days at Oxford until his untimely death in 1910, he harboured a fascination for the supernatural, hallucinations and mesmerism. Published in the final years of his life, during a period of prolific writing and introspection, this 1908 work was the result of exhaustive personal research and first-hand observation. Although fascinated by his chosen subject, Podmore never abandoned his scientific stance and demonstrates a level of scepticism rarely found among the more committed Victorian spiritualists. The result is a scholarly but entertaining series of case studies, which remains one of the most authoritative works on the phenomenon of spiritualism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
551 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-07245-8 (9781108072458)
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Content
1. Introductory; 2. Experimental thought transference; 3. Spontaneous thought-transference - mind's eye visions; 4. Spontaneous thought-transference - coincident dreams; 5. On hallucinations in general; 6. Telepathic hallucinations; 7. Poltergeists; 8. Spiritualism; 9. On communication with the dead; 10. Phantasms of the dead; 11. Haunted houses; 12. Messages received through trance and automatism; 13. The case of Mrs. Piper; 14. On clairvoyance and prevision; Index.