The Language of Mediums and Psychics: The Social Organization of Everyday MiraclesAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - 221 halaman Communication is crucial to the performance of psychic powers in a range of settings. Using conversation analysis, Robin Wooffitt examines the structure of the interaction between psychic practitioners and their clients, focusing on the ways in which the authenticity of the claimed paranormal powers is established. This highly original study raises important issues about the role of social science in understanding the activities of psychic practitioners and other kinds of parapsychological phenomena. |
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Psychic Practitioners and Social Science | 25 |
Analysing the Organization of Successful | 47 |
The Collaborative Production of Paranormal | 77 |
The Inferential Production of Identity in Mediums | 111 |
Trouble Management | 133 |
The Spirits and Trouble Management | 161 |
Communication and Anomalous Experiences | 185 |
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