
Ghost Hunters
William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
by Deborah Blum
SpiritualismHistoryGhostsParapsychologyNew York Times reviewedGeestenSpiritualismeJames, william, 1842-1910
What if a world -renowned philosopher and professor of psychiatry at Harvard suddenly announced he believed in ghosts? At the close of the nineteenth century, the illustrious William James led a determined scientific investigation into unexplainable incidences of clairvoyance and ghostly visitations. James and a small group of eminent scientists staked their reputations, their careers, even their sanity on one of the most extraordinary quests ever undertaken: to empirically prove the existence of ghosts, spirits, and psychic phenomena. What they pursued and what they foundraises questions as fascinating today as they were then.
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