Paranthropology Vol. 5 No. 3 - Now Available to Download

Featuring:


The Spectrum of Specters:
 Making Sense of Ghostly Encounters - Jammie Price



The Witch from “His-Story” to “Her-Stories”: Changing Contexts - Matt Coward


The Complexities of Evaluating  Evidence for “Psychic” Effects: 
Spontaneous Case Research in Parapsychology and Some Considerations for Progression - S. Alexander Hardison

Ritual as Therapy:
 Steps Towards an Ethnography of the Invisible - Peter Mark Adams

ABSTRACTS:
‘Research Among Spirits, Ghosts and Deities: How to Study Non-Ordinary Realities’ - Panel at BASR Annual Conference, The Open University, 
September 2014


COMMENTARY: Progressivism, Materialism, Anthropology, Politics, and the Paranormal: Reflections on a Talk on William James' "Excision" - T. Peter Park


REVIEW: ‘Talking With the Spirits: Ethnographies from Between the Worlds’ Edited by Jack Hunter & David Luke - William Rowlandson

Follow this link to read the issue:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/238090873/Paranthropology-Vol-5-No-3

Paranthropology Vol. 5 No. 2 - Now Available to Download

Here it is, finally, Paranthropology Vol. 5 No. 2, co-edited with Dr. Hannah Gilbert. Featuring:

Exploring the Extraordinary - Hannah Gilbert

Profane Illuminations: Machines, Indian Ghosts, and Boundless Flights through Nature at Contemporary Paranormal Gatherings in America - Darryl Caterine

Magic or Science: A Look at Reiki in American Medicine - Joshua Graham

Hidden Apprenticeships, Hidden Loves: Transmission of Enhanced Awareness in Mediumistic and Shamanic Traditions - David Gordon Wilson

Communication Across the Chasm:Experiences With the Deceased - John A. Napora 

Book Hauntings - Mark Valentine

Orbs, some definitive evidence that they are not paranormal - Steven T. Parsons

Interview: Andy Sharp (English Heretic) - Hannah Gilbert

Playback Hex: William Burroughs and the Magical Objectivity of the Tape Recorder - James Riley

REVIEW: Exploring the Extraordinary Conference (Gettysburg College, March 21 to 23) - T. Peter Park

REVIEW: ‘Folie et Paranormal’ by Renaud Evrard - Jean-Michel Abrassart

REVIEW: ‘Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England’ by J.S. La Fontaine - Michael J. Rush

http://www.scribd.com/doc/227178385/Paranthropology-Vol-5-No-2

I hope you enjoy it.

'Talking With the Spirits' - New Edited Book on Spirit Mediumship

I am pleased to announce the publication of 'Talking With the Spirits: Ethnographies from Between the Worlds’ a collection of 12 essays exploring spirit mediumship traditions around the world.

Edited by Jack Hunter & David Luke, and featuring chapters from Fiona Bowie, Hannah Gilbert, Deirdre Meintel, Jack Hunter, Tamlyn Ryan, Barbara Stockigt, Diana Espirito Santo, Bettina E. Schmidt, David Luke, Everton de Oliveira Maraldi, Wellington Zangari, Fatima Regina Machado & Stanley Krippner, Charles F. Emmons and Fabian Graham.

‘What happens when a largely tabooed method (comparativism) hones in on a completely tabooed subject (spirits)? This. Astonishing possibilities, insights, and new directions follow in the wake of these essays, which demonstrate again and again both careful ethnographic description and a most remarkable open-mindedness with respect to the phenomena themselves. What some are calling the “ontological turn” in the humanities just got a bit sharper.’

- Jeffrey J. Kripal, PhD, author of Authors of The Impossible: The Paranormal and The Sacred.

The book is available to order for £19.95 from Amazon UK, or $26.99 from Amazon US.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Talking-With-Spirits-Ethnographies-Between/dp/0987422448

http://www.amazon.com/Talking-With-Spirits-Ethnographies-Between/dp/0987422448

Paranthropology Vol. 5 No. 1 (January 2014) - Now Published!

"Is the Anomalist on a Fool’s Errand?" - Thomas E. Bullard



"A Phenomenological Evolution of Parapsychology’s 
Philosophy of Science" - Jacob W. Glazie

"Commentary: Contemplating Parapsychology's Evolving Philosophy of Science" - Mark A. Schroll

"Experiences of Synchronicity and Anthropological Endeavours (Part 2): 
‘Beyond a Psychology of Projection into a Cosmology of Synchronicity’
"- Christel Mattheeuws

"The Mystical Brain:
The Primordial Roots of Religion" 
- Charles D. Laughlin

"The Paranormal Body:
Reflections on Indian Perspectives 
Towards the Paranormal" - Loriliai Biernacki


"A Case of Xenoglossy Occurring 
Under Hypnosis" - Ohkado Masayuko 
& Okamoto Satoshi



"Navigating to the Inside:
 First Person Science Perspectives on Consciousness and Psi
" - Rafael G. Locke

Download for free via:

http://paranthropologyjournal.weebly.com/free-pdf.html

Paranthropology Vol. 4 No. 4 (October 2013) - Now Available to Download

Paranthropology Vol. 4 No. 4 (October 2013) is now available to download for free:

"Harry Potter and All That: Children’s Understanding of Magic" - Simon Dein

"Divination Systems Within Archaic Shamanic Traditions of Central and Eastern Europe" - Henry Dosedla

"Art and Transpersonal Experience: Anthropology of Spiritual Symbolism and Tibetan Tantric Buddhist Visualization Practice" - Charles D. Laughlin

"Experiences of Synchronicity and Anthropological Endeavours: An Anthropologist Goes Weird" - Christel Mattheeuws

"Invoking the Rational in Acknowledging the Irrational: A Haunting in Malta" - John Micallef

"Anthropology and the Paranormal: Report on a Symposium at the Esalen Institute" - Fiona Bowie

Click to Download for Free via Scribd

Or visit: http://paranthropologyjournal.weebly.com/free-pdf.html

Paranthropology Vol. 4 No. 3 (July 2013) Now Available

I am pleased to announce the publication of Paranthropology Vol. 4 No. 3 (July 2013), featuring contributions from Charles F. Emmons & Penelope Emmons, Peter Mark Adams, Tanya M. Luhrmann, John W. Morehead & David J. Hufford, Charles D. Laughlin, Jose Banuelos, John G. Sabol, Donnalee Dox, Andrew B. Newberg, Jason Colavito, William Rowlandson & Graham Hancock, and Callum E. Cooper. 

The issue is currently only downloadable from Scribd (see link below), but will be available from other sources within the next week:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/153974084/Paranthropology-Vol4-No-3-July-2013

I hope you find something of interest in this issue.

Call for Papers - Paranthropology (Vol. 4 No. 3) - July 2013

Dear all,

Submissions are now open for the July 2013 issue of "Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal" (Vol. 4 No. 3).

See www.paranthropology.co.uk for past issues. 

Articles can be on any topic relating to:

Paranormal/Supernatural/Spiritual/Religious belief/experience, Magic, Parapsychology, Afterlife Research, etc., Mediumship, Shamanism, Occultism, etc., Psychedelic experience, Extraordinary encounters in the field (particularly focussing on the ethnographic interpretation and presentation of extraordinary experiences), General issues in the anthropology of consciousness, religion and experience...

Although anthropological and ethnographic approaches are central to the journal (and it would be nice to see more ethnographic submissions), we also welcome contributions from other disciplines including folklore, history, sociology, psychology, parapsychology and indeed any discipline which has an interesting contribution to make.

If you have an idea for an article that you think would be suitable for the journal, or have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the editor via discarnates@googlemail.com

Articles should be written in an academic, though accessible style, and should utilise the Harvard referencing system (for information visit http://paranthropologyjournal.weebly.com/submit.html). All articles should be submitted no later than June 28th 2013.

We are also on the look-out for interesting book reviews and news items, so if you have anything you'd like to share please don't hesitate to get in touch.

I hope to hear from some of you soon.

Jack Hunter (editor)

--
www.paranthropology.co.uk

Paranthropology Vol. 4 No. 2 (April 2013) - Now Available to Downlad

Download for free via:

http://paranthropologyjournal.weebly.com/free-pdf.html

Featuring:

'The Para-Anthropology of UFO 
Abductions: The Case for the UTH' - Steven Mizrach

'Review/Commentary: Rupert 
Sheldrake’s "Science Set Free"' - 
John R. DeLorez

'Scientific Controversies 
Shaping the Worldview of the 21st Century: Sheldrake's 
Theory of Non-local Memory Revisited' - Mark A. Schroll

'An Idea Whose Time Has Come:
Morphic Resonance and the Birthing of a New Paradigm' - Zelda Hall

'

Science Betrayed?: Rupert 
Sheldrake and The Science Delusion' - Margaret Gouin

'Critical Analysis of Culturally 
Intrusive Interpretations of Phenomenological and 
Parapsychological Scientific Studies' - Kaitlyn Kane

'Rehabilitating The Neglected "Similar": Confronting The Issue Of Cross-Cultural Similarities In The Study Of Religions' - Gregory Shushan

'The Kardecian Spiritualist Movement in Argentina' - Juan Corbetta & Fabiana Savall

REVIEW: 'The Voice of Rolling Thunder: A Medicine Man's 
Wisdom for Walking the Red Road' - Mark A. Schroll

Second Anniversary Anthology Now Available as an E-Book

The Paranthropology Second Anniversary Anthology is now available as an e-book for just £3.99. Featuring contributions from Robert Van de Castle, Jack Hunter, Lee Wilson, Mark A. Schroll, Charles D. Laughlin, Fiona Bowie, James McClenon, Fabian Graham, Serena Roney-Dougal, David E. Young and Michael Winkelman: 

 http://www.lulu.com/shop/edited-by-jack-hunter/paranthropology-anthropological-approaches-to-the-paranormal/ebook/product-20706233.html?mid=social_facebook_pubsharefb 

Why People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic: An Introduction to the Anthropology of the Supernatural

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new e-book, 'Why People Believe in Spirits, Gods and Magic,' which is now available to purchase for Kindle from amazon. It is basically a beginner's introduction to the anthropology of the supernatural:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/People-Believe-Spirits-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B00B03HSDI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358795233&sr=8-1

"This ebook attempts to explore the question of why and how people come to believe in spirits, gods and magic from a social anthropological perspective. Covering topics such as Shamanism & Spirit Possession, Witchcraft & Magic, Ghosts, Spirits, Gods & Demons, Ethnography & the Paranormal and Anthropology & Parapsychology, this ebook provides an overview of supernatural traditions and practices around the world. The author also explores anthropological interpretations of supernatural and spiritual experiences, including the the paranormal experiences of anthropologists themselves, while engaged in fieldwork."

Featuring a Foreword by Dr. Fiona Bowie and an Afterword by Dr. David Luke.

"Jack Hunter presents a thorough and well-integrated overview of social and behavioral scientific theories of the supernatural, and illuminates the significance of methodologies for studying such phenomena. Legitimating the "possibilian" study of the "paranormal" continues the anthropological project of escaping from the ethnocentrism of discounting nondominant views and experiences." - Prof. Charles F. Emmons (author of "Chinese Ghosts and ESP," "Guided by Spirit," and "Science and Spirit.")

I hope some of you find it interesting:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/People-Believe-Spirits-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B00B03HSDI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358795233&sr=8-1