Supernatural : your guide through the unexplained, the unearthly and the unknown / Colin Wilson ; foreword by Damon Wilson.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Watkins Pub., 2011.Description: xxix, 567 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 1907486550
- 9781907486555
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 130 W747 | Available | 33111006840199 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Popular culture has created a new thirst for supernatural knowledge and this comprehensive encyclopedia covers the entire spectrum of paranormal phenomena. From precognition and psychic detection to ghosts and demonic possession, authority Colin Wilson tells us everything we ever wanted to know about vampires, doppelg#65533;ngers, witches, Odic forces, Atlantis, UFOs, crop circles, and more.
"First published in paperback as 'The mammoth book of supernatural' by Robinson Publishing in 1991, reprinted in 1997"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
The rebirth of magic -- The powers of the hidden self -- Visions of the past -- The coming of the spirits -- Enter the ghost detectives -- On the trail of the poltergeist -- The scientist investigates -- Ghost hunters -- The spirit mafia -- The power of the witch -- Possession: illusion or reality? -- Magicians and wonder workers -- The mystery of time -- Vampires, werewolves and elementals -- Standing stones and space men -- The expansion of consciousness -- Appendix: Why I changed my view of poltergeists.
Presents information about supernatural phenomena such as vampires, doppelgangers, witches, Odic forces, Atlantis, UFOs, and crop circles.