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Parapsychology: A Beginner´s Guide
Caroline Watt
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Description for Parapsychology: A Beginner´s Guide
Paperback. A balanced, comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the study of unexplained phenomena. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
From premonitions to apparitions, spoon-bending to mind-reading, the paranormal has bemused and mystified humans for millennia.
In this Beginner’s Guide, renowned author and scientist Dr Caroline Watt explores the evidence behind such phenomena. In the last one hundred years, parapsychologists have tried to determine whether it is possible to examine paranormal activity using scientific methods. Packed full of interesting characters, surprising incidents and novel experiments, this book takes the reader on a journey through this fascinating research. Parapsychology: A Beginner’s Guide traces the history and evolution of parapsychology as a science, and provides a thorough and critical analysis of ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Beginner's Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780748870
SKU
V9781780748870
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About Caroline Watt
Caroline Watt is Professor of Parapsychology at the University of Edinburgh. She is a founder member (1986) of the University of Edinburgh's Koestler Parapsychology Unit. She is also former President of the Parapsychological Association, co-author of An Introduction to Parapsychology (McFarland & Co), and leads a popular online parapsychology course.
Reviews for Parapsychology: A Beginner´s Guide
"A wonderfully clear and engagingly written introduction to the domain of parapsychology, that manages to be broadly encompassing, rigorous, and scholarly, but yet remain nontechnical. In a highly controversial domain of science in which many scientists have been quite closed-minded and dogmatic, this book presents a balanced, open-minded, and data-driven overview of the domain and its controversial nature... an excellent ... Read more