Pseudoscience and the Paranormal

by Terence Hines

Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

133

Genres

General Nonfiction

Religion & Spirituality

Nonfiction

Publication

Prometheus Books (2003), Edition: 2nd, Paperback

Description

Examines the evidence behind many types of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims and explains, through an analysis of the psychology of belief, why people continue to believe in the reality of the supernatural.

Subjects

Occultism

Parapsychology

Unidentified flying objects

Language

English

Physical description

500 p.; 8.2 inches

ISBN

1573929794 / 9781573929790

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