Abstract

(from the publicity materials) This is a comprehensive textbook of the science of parapsychology, written in a clear and concise manner that will appeal to college students at all levels--as well as the general reader. /// Dr. Irwin outlines the origins of parapsychological research and critically reviews investigations of extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, poltergeist phenomena, near-death and out-of-body experiences and apparitions and "survival" (sometimes called reincarnation). Also, criticisms by the skeptical are presented, and the present-day status of parapsychology as a scientific enterprise assessed.