ALTERNATIVE REALITIES The Paranormal, the Mystic and the Transcendent in Human Experience

Facts On File. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 0816032130 . Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to corners, light corner curling, light soiling outer edge of pages, a few small creases, one small tear to rear. Pages are intact and clean other than name/date marked out inside cover. "In an extensive directory of entries, George classifies them under three headings. Those under "General Topics" include Skepticism, Magical Thinking, Delusion, Epilepsy, and Vision of Paul. Entries under "Varieties of Unusual (Supranormal) Experience" include Astral Projection, Doppelganger, Channeling, False Memory, UFO Abduction Experience, and Ghost Light. Entries under "Deliberate Inducement of Unusual Experiences" include Flagellation, Vision Quest, Peyote, Koan, and Glossolalia. Among these latter entries are about 100 associated with Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Christian, Judaic, and esoteric traditions. Entries themselves are lucid and range from one sentence to several pages. Most contain see also references and a brief list of further reading. Concluding the book are tables and lists of studies correlating supranormal beliefs and anomalous phenomena, a 20-page bibliography, and an index. " (600); 8vo 8" - 9" tall .