Alan Gauld, A. D. Cornell

Poltergeists

“Poltergeists” was first published in 1979 and rapidly established itself as a leading work on the topic. It has been frequently referred to as groundbreaking and a classic of the genre.

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Categories

Life after death
Non-fiction
Paranormal

Details

Publisher: White Crow Books

Publication Date: March 2018

Extent: 428

Size: 210 X 140

ISBN: 978-1-78677-039-4

eBook ISBN: 978-1-78677-040-0

Summary

Poltergeists was first published in 1979 and rapidly established itself as a leading work on the topic. It has been frequently referred to as groundbreaking and a classic of the genre.

Illustrative cases from all over the world are presented, dating from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth. Included are destructive cases, fantastical cases, poltergeist assaults, phenomena that are allegedly brought about by a witch or a demon, and others which appear to be the handiwork of a deceased human being.

Most cases are sourced from contemporary notes or diaries, often little known or unknown but nevertheless fascinating, with many translated from non-English language sources.

The book includes a computer analysis of the leading characteristics of hundreds of cases of poltergeists and hauntings, and offers tentative conclusions as to the natural ‘clusters’ into which the cases fall.

Poltergeists is essential reading for anyone who is interested in parapsychology and the paranormal.

About the Authors

Alan Gauld

Alan Gauld (b 1932) is a British psychologist who taught biological psychology and neuropsychology at the University of Nottingham. He is author of the critically-acclaimed A History of Hypnotism (1992).
Gauld is well-known in the psi research community for his investigations and commentary, notably in the areas of poltergeists, mediumship and the early history of psychical research. He is a past president of the Society for Psychical Research, and is author of Mediumship and Survival and The Founders of Psychical Research.
Source: PSI Encyclopedia.

A. D. Cornell

Tony Cornell was a member of the Society for Psychical Research Council. He authored various articles on psychical research matters, and was a frequent contributor to television and radio programmes dealing with the paranormal.