Phantasms of the Living (Paperback)

This two-volume work, co-authored by Edmund Gurney (1847 1888), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843 1901) and Frank Podmore (1856 1910), all leading members of the Society for Psychical Research, was first published in 1886. This collection, containing over 700 case studies of sensory phantasms and hypnotic experiments, was one of the first attempts to deal scientifically with the hypothesis of psychic thought-transference and to catalogue and provide a body of evidence in its support. Volume 2 presents data and analyses of auditory, visual, and tactile hallucinations, and those of a reciprocal or collective nature. It contains addenda and a conclusion for the two volumes. This pioneering study is an indispensable source for the history of psychical research and nineteenth-century attitudes to the idea of telepathy. It provides detailed insights into the Victorian fascination with the occult and the supernatural.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Phantasms of the Living 2 Volume Set, Volume 2
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Edmund Gurney • Frederic William Henry Myers • Frank Podmore
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	766
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-02733-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Parapsychological studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General
LSN:	1-108-02733-4
Barcode:	9781108027335

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