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Sensing Spirits - Paranormal Investigation and the Social Construction of Ghosts (Hardcover)
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Sensing Spirits - Paranormal Investigation and the Social Construction of Ghosts (Hardcover)
Series: Interactionist Currents
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Based on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal
investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with
investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores
their reasons for getting involved, their use of different
investigative methods, the interpretive processes by which they
individually and collectively 'sense' spirits, the ways in which
these processes are influenced by small group power dynamics, and
what paranormal investigation ultimately means to those who
participate. While focusing on the practices by which investigators
'sense' spirits in small groups, the author also situates
paranormal investigation within a broader cultural context and
attends to how investigators attempt to legitimize their practice
despite being marginalized by both science and religion. A
fascinating study of ghosts as an inherently social phenomenon,
Sensing Spirits will appeal to sociologists with interests in
ethnography, interactionism, cultural studies and subcultures.
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