Phantasms of the Living

Phantasms of the Living

Phantasms of the Living

Phantasms of the Living

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Overview

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. It documents over 700 case studies of ghost-seeing, and aimed to revolutionise thinking about ghosts by proposing a theory that explained ghost-seeing through the idea of telepathy. Volume 1 includes an introduction by Myers and an explanation of the analytical methods used in the study. It then focuses on hypnotism, the telepathic transference of ideas, mental pictures and emotional impressions, dreams, and hallucinations, and contains an impressive essay on the history of witchcraft. This pioneering study is an indispensable source for the history of psychical research. It provides detailed insights into the Victorian fascination with the occult and the supernatural, and is still the most extensive collection of ghost-seeing accounts available.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108027328
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 05/19/2011
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Pages: 664
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.70(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Preliminary remarks. Grounds of caution; 2. The experimental basis. Thought-transference; 3. The transition from experimental to spontaneous telepathy; 4. General criticism of the evidence for spontaneous telepathy; Note on witchcraft; 5. Specimens of the various types of spontaneous telepathy; 6. Transference of ideas and mental pictures; 7. Emotional and motor effects; 8. Dreams; 9. Borderland cases; 10. Hallucinations. General sketch; 11. Transient hallucinations of the sane. Ambiguous cases; 12. The development of telepathic hallucinations.
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