Author : Shane McCorristine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1950 pages
File Size : 46,5 MB
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1000561461
This edition provides an insight into the dark areas between Victorian science, medicine and religion. The rare reset source material in this collection is organized thematically and spans the period from initial mesmeric experiments at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the decline of the Society for Psychical Research in the 1920s.
Author : Manoj Thulasidas
Publisher : Thulasidas
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Physics
ISBN : 9810575947
"In this immensely thought-provoking book, Thulasidas explores our notions of space and time and shows how our sense of reality rests on uncertain supports. Space is unreal the same way sound and smell are unreal, and time is no more real than mathematics. In a space created by the brain out of the light falling on our retinas (for the Hubble telescope), is it a surprise that nothing can travel faster than light? Generated by our sensory perception and fabricated by our cognitive process, the space-time continuum is the arena of physics. Looking at reality as a cognitive model of perception, Thulasidas sheds new light on spiritual philosophies, both Western and Eastern. Exploring the overlaps among the sciences and philosophies with impressive surety and clarity, The Unreal Universe looks set to revolutionize the way we think of reality and understand both modern physics and ancient spiritual writings"--Back cover
Author : Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
Publisher :
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 18,60 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Philosophy
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Author : Shane McCorristine
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1139788825
Spectres of the Self is a fascinating study of the rich cultures surrounding the experience of seeing ghosts in England from the Reformation to the twentieth century. Shane McCorristine examines a vast range of primary and secondary sources, showing how ghosts, apparitions, and hallucinations were imagined, experienced, and debated from the pages of fiction to the case reports of the Society for Psychical Research. By analysing a broad range of themes from telepathy and ghost-hunting to the notion of dreaming while awake and the question of why ghosts wore clothes, Dr McCorristine reveals the sheer variety of ideas of ghost seeing in English society and culture. He shows how the issue of ghosts remained dynamic despite the advance of science and secularism and argues that the ghost ultimately represented a spectre of the self, a symbol of the psychological hauntedness of modern experience.
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Page : 708 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 1921
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Author : Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain)
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Parapsychology
ISBN :
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Author : Edward Clodd
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 152879981X
This book contains two essays delivered by Edward Clodd to the Royal Institution and originally published in “The Hibbert Journal”. Within the lectures, he displays an obvious scepticism of occultism but also presents a serious attempt to understand rather than criticise. Highly recommend for those with an interest in science and the occult. Edward Clodd (1840 – 1930) was an English writer, banker, and anthropologist famous for his various and notable literary and scientific friends, including the likes of Edward Fitzgerald, Samuel Butler, Andrew Lang, and others. Other notable works by author include: “The Childhood of the World” (1872), “Jesus of Nazareth” (1880), and “Nature Studies” (1882). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this classic volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition for the enjoyment of literature lovers now and for years to come.
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Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Philosophy
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Author : Herman Joseph Heuser
Publisher :
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 41,89 MB
Release : 1921
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Author : Charles F. Pidgeon
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 26,12 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Mediums
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