The Entity Letters: A Sociologist on the Trail of a Supernatural Mystery - Couverture souple

McClenon, James

 
9781938398797: The Entity Letters: A Sociologist on the Trail of a Supernatural Mystery
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1938398793 ISBN 13 : 9781938398797
Editeur : Anomalist Books, 2018

Synopsis

A Host of Phenomena that Boggle the Mind

The Entity Letters describes a years-long sociological investigation of a sitter group that witnessed table movements, table levitations, poltergeist phenomena, earthquake effects, and other startling physical events. The group was known as the Society for Research on Rapport and Telekinesis (SORRAT), founded in 1961 by John G. Neihardt, the famous poet and author of the best-selling book Black Elk Speaks. SORRAT hoped to replicate Spiritualist phenomena to increase scientific understanding of psychokinesis (mind over matter). After meeting weekly for a few months, the group heard rapping sounds, seemingly from Black Elk and other spirits. The phenomena grew to include ostensibly spirit-written messages found within a sealed container called a mini-lab specially designed to preclude the possibility of fraud. Eventually, the "spirits" began communicating by mail with dozens of S0RRAT members, describing life after death, the nature of time, and spiritual development. The Entity Letters explores the idea that these kinds of experiences shaped ancient religions.

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À propos de l'auteur

James McClenon, Ph. D., a sociology professor and licensed clinical social worker, has written three books: Deviant Science: The Case of Parapsychology (University of Pennsylvania Press), Wondrous Events: Foundations of Religious Belief (University of Pennsylvania Press) and Wondrous Healing: Shamanism, Human Evolution, and the Origin of Religion (Northern Illinois University Press).

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Éditeur
Anomalist Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1938398793
ISBN 13 
9781938398797
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
382
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9781949501032: The Entity Letters: A Sociologist on the Trail of a Supernatural Mystery

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1949501035 ISBN 13 :  9781949501032
Editeur : Anomalist Books, 2018
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