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Ghost hunters : William James and the search for scientific proof of life after death / Deborah Blum
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TextPublication details: New York, The Penguin Press, ©2006Description: 370 pages ; 24 cmISBN: - 1594200904
- 9781594200908
- 9780143038955
- 0143038958
- ARCH YNDC 133.909 B658G 22
- BF1028 .B57 2006
Contents:
Summary: Traces how the respected psychologist brother of Henry James set out to gather scientific data proving the existence of ghosts at the end of the nineteenth century, forming the American Society for Psychical Research
Prelude -- The night side -- A spirit of unbelief -- Lights and shadows -- Metaphysics and metatrousers -- Infinite rationality -- All ye who enter here -- The principles of psychology -- The invention of ectoplasm -- The unearthly archive -- A prophecy of death -- A force not generally recognized -- A ghost story
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SAIACS Archives Room | Yandell Collection | ARCH YNDC 133.909 B658G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 062092 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Prelude -- The night side -- A spirit of unbelief -- Lights and shadows -- Metaphysics and metatrousers -- Infinite rationality -- All ye who enter here -- The principles of psychology -- The invention of ectoplasm -- The unearthly archive -- A prophecy of death -- A force not generally recognized -- A ghost story
Traces how the respected psychologist brother of Henry James set out to gather scientific data proving the existence of ghosts at the end of the nineteenth century, forming the American Society for Psychical Research
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