Ghosted!

Exploring the Haunting Reality of Paranormal Encounters
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4766-8577-9
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 396 g

Reports of paranormal experiences—events and situations seemingly beyond scientific explanation—vary tremendously, but are often associated with ghosts, haunted houses, and otherwise eerie circumstances. There exist both classic and modern texts on ghosts and haunted or possessed people, places and spaces; many of them offer discussions of traditional ideas regarding such phenomena or utilize now-outdated research in highly academic and technical ways. A very different approach is offered here in easily understood reviews provided by a leading-edge research program devoted to increasing the understanding of who has ghostly experiences and why. With new insights both global in scale and multidisciplinary in scope, this collaboration by multiple researchers uncovers consistent evidence that anomalous experiences represent a very real "Haunted People Syndrome"—a term describing anomalous experiences that manifest recurrently to the same percipients and are interpreted as "ghostly"—with far-reaching implications for future research across academia. Chapters encourage further reading as they simultaneously invite the participation of new citizen scientists (the field investigators and researchers among us) in furthering the exploration of paranormal mysteries. Photos and figures illustrating concepts and models are included, as is a glossary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laythe, Brian

Houran, James

Dagnall, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Parapsychologie

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Laythe, Ph.D., is the owner of Iudicium psychological consultancy, and the director of the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience (I.S.R.A.E.). James Houran, Ph.D., is a research professor at the Laboratory for Statistics and Computation, ISLA - Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) and research director at Integrated Knowledge Systems, Inc. (Dallas Texas). Neil Dagnall, Ph.D., is a reader (associate professor) in the department of psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He has been involved with the teaching and researching of the anomalous for over 20 years and is a strong advocate of public engagement and education in science. Kenneth Drinkwater, Ph.D., is a senior lecturer and researcher in the department of psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). His primary research interests concern the formation and maintenance of scientifically unsubstituted cognitions, such as paranormal beliefs, conspiracy theories, and urban legends. Ciarán O'Keeffe, Ph.D., is an associate professor of research and education at Buckinghamshire New University (UK), where he is also associate head of School of Human and Social Sciences. He is a co-author of a number of popular paranormal books.