Engaging the Anomalous : Collected Essays on Anthropology, the Paranormal, Mediumship and Extraordinary Experience
Overview
Engaging the Anomalous is a collection of essays written by Jack Hunter between 2010-17. Together, the essays push toward the development of a non-reductive, participatory and experiential anthropology of the paranormal. Over the course of the book, Hunter surveys:
- Trends in anthropology's engagement with the paranormal
- The anthropology and neuroscience of spirit possession
- The history of Spiritualism and the phenomena of physical mediumship
- The overlaps between mediumistic practices and other mind-body phenomena
Hunter also poses serious questions about consciousness, experience, spirits, mediumship, psi, the nature of reality, and how best to investigate and understand them. In addition, the book features a selection of illuminating interviews with the author, as well as an original Foreword by leading parapsychologist and trickster theorist George P. Hansen. Engaging the Anomalousis a bold contribution to Anomalistic literature.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781786770554
- ISBN-10: 1786770555
- Publisher: August Night Books
- Publish Date: April 2018
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.59 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.86 pounds
- Page Count: 262
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