Researching the Paranormal

Courtney M. Block

doi:10.5771/9781538131459

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Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-3144-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-3145-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 311
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. 1. Liminal Spaces: Where the Paranormal Intersects with Academia and How Liminality Challenges Our Critical Thinking No access
  2. Notes No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
1. Definitions and Traditional Understandings No access
2. 1. Ghosts and Hauntings No access
  2. Ufology No access
  3. Parapsychology No access
  4. Near-Death Experiences and Reincarnation No access
  5. Cryptozoology No access
  6. Astrology, Divination, and Mysticism No access
  7. Occult and Magical Practices No access
  8. A Note on Religion and Folklore No access
3. Notes No access
1. A Brief History of Paranormal Research No access
2. Brief Sketches of Key Figures in Paranormal Research No access
3. Contemporary Paranormal Scholars No access
4. Notes No access
1. The Ins and Outs of Conducting Your Own Paranormal Research No access
2. Gathering and Seeking Out Paranormal Research No access
3. Note No access
1. 1. Currency—When Was This Published/Created? No access
  2. Relevancy—Is This on Topic? No access
  3. Authority—Who Is the Author and What Is Their Experience? No access
  4. Accuracy—Where Did This Information Come From? No access
  5. Purpose—Why Was This Information Created? No access
2. Not All Credible Sources Are Scholarly, and That’s OK No access
3. Notes No access
1. Universities Engaged in Paranormal Research No access
2. Professional Organizations Conducting Paranormal Research No access
3. Associations and Societies Involved in the Paranormal No access
4. Information Is Everywhere No access
5. Notes No access
1. Types of Paranormal Primary Sources No access
2. Museums with Paranormal Collections in the United States No access
3. 1. The National Archives No access
  2. Library of Congress No access
4. 1. Betty and Barney Hill Abduction Experience No access
  2. A 1605 Publication on the Nature of Spirits No access
  3. Spiritualism Periodical Published in 1882 No access
  4. May 2019 Article from the New York Times about Navy Investigations of UAPs No access
  5. New York Times Article Highlighting the ESP Experiments of J. B. Rhine No access
  6. The Heyday of Mesmerism No access
  7. Witch Trial Documents from the University of Virginia No access
5. The Value of Holistic Research No access
6. Notes No access
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8. Notes No access
1. Ghosts and Hauntings No access
2. Parapsychology No access
3. Cryptozoology No access
4. Ufology No access
5. Reincarnation and Near-Death Experiences No access
6. Astrology, Divination, and Mysticism No access
7. Occult and Magical Practices No access
8. General Paranormal and Paranormal Philosophy No access
9. Notes No access
1. 1. Academic Search Premier No access
  2. America: History and Life No access
  3. BASE No access
  4. Gale Primary Sources No access
  5. Historical New York Times No access
  6. MLA International Bibliography No access
  7. Philosopher’s Index No access
  8. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses No access
  9. PsycARTICLES No access
  10. SocINDEX No access
  11. Victorian Popular Culture No access
2. 1. British Journal of Psychology No access
  2. Journal for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies No access
  3. Journal of Abnormal Psychology No access
  4. Journal of American Folklore No access
  5. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research No access
  6. Journal of Near-Death Studies No access
  7. Journal of Parapsychology No access
  8. Journal of Scientific Exploration No access
  9. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research No access
  10. Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal No access
  11. Sociology of Religion No access
  12. Supernatural Studies No access
3. 1. Discover No access
  2. Popular Science No access
  3. Science No access
4. 1. Ghosts and Hauntings No access
  2. Ufology No access
  3. Parapsychology No access
  4. Reincarnation and Near-Death Experiences No access
  5. Cryptozoology No access
  6. Astrology, Divination, and Magic No access
  7. Occult and Other Paranormal No access
5. Notes No access
1. The Modern World of Ghosts No access
2. A Brief Note regarding Magic in the UK No access
3. Fascinating Tales from the Scientific Pioneers No access
4. Universities, Organizations, and Collections No access
5. Notable Paranormal Locations in the UK No access
6. Notes No access
Bibliography No access Pages 295 - 304
Index No access Pages 305 - 310
About the Author No access Pages 311 - 311