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The Naturalisation of the Supernatural
A founding member of the Fabian Society and a prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research, Frank Podmore (1856–1910) occupied a unique position in British political and scientific society. From his undergraduate days at Oxford until his untimely death in 1910, he harboured a fascination for the supernatural, hallucinations and mesmerism. Published in the final years of his life, during a period of prolific writing and introspection, this 1908 work was the result of exhaustive personal research and first-hand observation. Although fascinated by his chosen subject, Podmore never abandoned his scientific stance and demonstrates a level of scepticism rarely found among the more committed Victorian spiritualists. The result is a scholarly but entertaining series of case studies, which remains one of the most authoritative works on the phenomenon of spiritualism.
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The Naturalisation of the Supernatural
A founding member of the Fabian Society and a prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research, Frank Podmore (1856–1910) occupied a unique position in British political and scientific society. From his undergraduate days at Oxford until his untimely death in 1910, he harboured a fascination for the supernatural, hallucinations and mesmerism. Published in the final years of his life, during a period of prolific writing and introspection, this 1908 work was the result of exhaustive personal research and first-hand observation. Although fascinated by his chosen subject, Podmore never abandoned his scientific stance and demonstrates a level of scepticism rarely found among the more committed Victorian spiritualists. The result is a scholarly but entertaining series of case studies, which remains one of the most authoritative works on the phenomenon of spiritualism.
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The Naturalisation of the Supernatural

The Naturalisation of the Supernatural

by Frank Podmore
The Naturalisation of the Supernatural

The Naturalisation of the Supernatural

by Frank Podmore

Overview

A founding member of the Fabian Society and a prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research, Frank Podmore (1856–1910) occupied a unique position in British political and scientific society. From his undergraduate days at Oxford until his untimely death in 1910, he harboured a fascination for the supernatural, hallucinations and mesmerism. Published in the final years of his life, during a period of prolific writing and introspection, this 1908 work was the result of exhaustive personal research and first-hand observation. Although fascinated by his chosen subject, Podmore never abandoned his scientific stance and demonstrates a level of scepticism rarely found among the more committed Victorian spiritualists. The result is a scholarly but entertaining series of case studies, which remains one of the most authoritative works on the phenomenon of spiritualism.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108072458
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 06/02/2011
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Pages: 392
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introductory; 2. Experimental thought transference; 3. Spontaneous thought-transference – mind's eye visions; 4. Spontaneous thought-transference – coincident dreams; 5. On hallucinations in general; 6. Telepathic hallucinations; 7. Poltergeists; 8. Spiritualism; 9. On communication with the dead; 10. Phantasms of the dead; 11. Haunted houses; 12. Messages received through trance and automatism; 13. The case of Mrs. Piper; 14. On clairvoyance and prevision; Index.
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