Paranormal Britain
Belief in the Uncanny in England, Scotland, and Wales
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2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
9781350561649 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
9781350561649 (ISBN)
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Combines unique survey data with extensive fieldwork to provide the most in-depth study available on paranormal beliefs, experiences and tourism in the UK.
Paranormal Britain is the most systematic study available of the nature and scope of paranormal beliefs, experiences, and subcultures in contemporary Britain. Using original survey data from British citizens regarding their beliefs and experiences with UFOs, ghosts, psychics and other paranormal phenomena, this open access book details the prevalence and patterns of paranormalism in the U.K.
In addition to presenting original findings based on novel data, the authors also engaged in extensive ethnographic fieldwork with different paranormal subcultures. Among other adventures, readers get to ride along as they spend the night with the ‘most violent poltergeist in history,’ participate in the high ritual of a UFO cult, search for Nessie and werewolves, visit crop circles, learn to read Tarot, talk with alien abductees, and go on shamanic vision quests.
Authoritative and systematic, yet readable and entertaining, Paranormal Britain will be of interest to scholars researching the sociology of religion, science, and belief in late modernity.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Chapman University.
Paranormal Britain is the most systematic study available of the nature and scope of paranormal beliefs, experiences, and subcultures in contemporary Britain. Using original survey data from British citizens regarding their beliefs and experiences with UFOs, ghosts, psychics and other paranormal phenomena, this open access book details the prevalence and patterns of paranormalism in the U.K.
In addition to presenting original findings based on novel data, the authors also engaged in extensive ethnographic fieldwork with different paranormal subcultures. Among other adventures, readers get to ride along as they spend the night with the ‘most violent poltergeist in history,’ participate in the high ritual of a UFO cult, search for Nessie and werewolves, visit crop circles, learn to read Tarot, talk with alien abductees, and go on shamanic vision quests.
Authoritative and systematic, yet readable and entertaining, Paranormal Britain will be of interest to scholars researching the sociology of religion, science, and belief in late modernity.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Chapman University.
Christopher D. Bader is Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Chapman University, USA. Tom Clark is Lecturer in Research Methods, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. Joseph O. Baker is Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, East Tennessee State University, USA.
Acknowledgements
Introduction: I’m Nobody
Chapter 1: The Inner Light
Chapter 2: Into the Depths
Chapter 3: Most Haunted
Chapter 4: Mysterious World
Chapter 5: Around in Circles
Chapter 6: Mysterious Universe
Chapter 7: The Devil’s Bargain
Conclusion: I’m Nobody, Pt II
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 45 bw illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781350561649 / 9781350561649 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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