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Studies in Psychical Research

by Frank Podmore

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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For most of his life a clerk in the post office, Frank Podmore (1856–1910) was a prolific author on psychical research. As an undergraduate, Podmore became interested in the ideas of spiritualism, and he joined the British National Association of Spiritualists. Eventually disillusioned, Podmore co-founded several organizations: the Progressive Association (in 1882); the Fellowship of the New Life (1883); and, spurred by his desire to see political change, the Fabian Society (1884). Podmore's membership in the Society for Psychical Research influenced his activities and interests, and he spent the next twenty years investigating and writing on psychical phenomena. His second book (of 1897) discusses a range of topics, from spiritualism to poltergeists to telepathy. Podmore seeks to ascertain the truth about psychical phenomena, and this work will be of great interest to scholars interested in the history of science, psychical research, and Victorian scientific and spiritualist movements.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Parapsychology and psychical research, Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling, and Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the description and “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Spiritualism”· in description
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, library-of-congress, and openalex matched “psychical research”. Retained metadata contains “Psychical research” in the title, “Psychical research” in the description, “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “psychical research”· via Crossref
    • “psychical research”· via Library of Congress
    • “psychical research”· via OpenAlex
    • “Psychical research”· in title
    • “Psychical research”· in description
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
  • Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

    Retained metadata contains “Telepathy” in the description and “Telepathy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Telepathy”· in description
    • “Telepathy”· in subject

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2011-05-19Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press eBooksEnglish
  • 9780511920356
  • 9781108028042
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1897—English—Public digital item

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