Readings - Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal

See Below For A Selection of Recommended Readings (Arranged Chronologically)

Lang, A. (1895). 'Foreword.' In A. Lang (1895 [2010]). Cock Lane and Common Sense. Charleston: Bibliobazaar, LLC.

Swanton, J.R. (1953). 'A Letter to Anthropologists.' Journal of Parapsychology, Vol. 17, pp. 144-152.

Weiant, C.W. (1960). 'Parapsychology and Anthropology.' Manas, Vol. 13, No. 15, pp. 1-6.

Huxley, F. (1967). 'Anthropology and ESP.' In J.R. Smythies (ed.) (1967). Science and ESP. London: Routledge & Keagan Paul. (pp. 281-302).

Stocking, G.W. (1971). 'Animism in Theory and Practice: E. B. Tylor's Unpublished 'Notes on "Spiritualism".' Man, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 88-104.

Lewis, I.M. (1973). 'The Anthropologist's Encounter With the Supernatural.' In A. Angoff & D. Barth (eds.) (1974). Parapsychology and Anthropology: Proceedings on an International Conference Held in London, England, August 29-31, 1973. New York: Parapsychology Foundation, Inc. (pp. 22-30).

Van de Castle, R.L. (1976). 'Some Possible Anthropological Contributions to the Study of Parapsychology.' In. G. Schmeidler (ed.) (1976). Parapsychology: Its Relation to Physics, Biology, Psychology and Psychiatry. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, Inc. (pp. 151-161).

Van de Castle, R.L. (1977). 'Anthropology and Psychic Research.' Phoenix: New Directions in the Study of Man, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 27-35.

Long, J.K. (1977). 'Parapsychology in Anthropology.' In J.K. Long (ed.) (1977). Extrasensory Ecology: Parapsychology and Anthropology. London: Scarecrow Press, Inc. (pp. 1-11).

Wescott, R. (1977). 'Paranthropology: A Nativity Celebration and a Communion Commentary.' In. J.K. Long (ed). (1977). Extrasensory Ecology: Parapsychology and Anthropology. London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. (pp. 331-346).

de Mille, R. (1979). 'Explicating Anomalistic Anthropology With Help from Castaneda.' Zetetic Scholar, No. 3-4, pp. 69-70.

Emmons, C.F. & Sobal, J. (1981). 'Paranormal Beliefs: Functional Alternatives to Mainstream Religion?' Review of Religious Research, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 301-312.

Grindal, B.T. (1983). 'Into the Heart of Sisala Experience: Witnessing Death Divination.' Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 60-80.

Giesler, P.V. (1984). 'Parapsychological Anthropology I: Multi-Method Approaches to the Study of Psi in the Field Setting.' Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, Vol. 78, No. 4, pp. 289-330.

Lee, R.L.M. (1987). 'Amulets and Anthropology: A Paranormal Encounter With Malay Magic.' Anthropology and Humanism Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 3-4, pp. 69-74.

Stoller, P. (1987). 'Prologue.' In P. Stoller & C. Olkes (1987). In Sorcery's Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship Among the Songhay of Niger. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Lett, J. (1991). 'Interpretive Anthropology, Metaphysics and the Paranormal.' Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 305-329.

Turner, E. (1993). 'The Reality of Spirits: A Tabooed or Permitted Field of Study?' Anthropology of Consciousness, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 9-12.

Young, D.E. & Goulet, J.G. (1994). 'Introduction.' In D.E. Young & J.G. Goulet (eds.) (1994). Being Changed by Cross-Cultural Encounters: The Anthropology of Extraordinary Experience. Ontario: Broadview Press. (pp. 7-13).

Schwartz, S.A. (2000). 'Boulders in the Stream: The Lineage and Founding of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness.' Available Online: http://www.stephanaschwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Boulders-in-the-stream-SA.pdf

Emmons, C.F. (2001). 'On Becoming a Spirit Medium in a "Rational Society." Anthropology of Consciousness, Vol. 12, No. 1-2, pp. 71-82.

McClenon, J. & Nooney, J. (2002). 'Anomalous Experiences Reported by Field Anthropologists: Evaluating Theories Regarding Religion.' Anthropology of Consciousness, Vol. 13, No. 12, pp. 46-60.

Richards, C. (2003). 'Problems Reporting Anomalous Observations in Anthropology.' Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 5-18.

Northcote, J. (2004). 'Objectivity and the Supernormal: The Limitations of Bracketing Approaches in Providing Neutral Accounts of Supernormal Claims.' Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 85-98.

Shanafelt, R. (2004). 'Magic, Miracle and Marvels in Anthropology.' Ethnos, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 317-340.

Schroll, M.A. (2005). 'Whither Psi and Anthropology? An Incomplete History of SAC’s Origins, Its Relationship with Transpersonal Psychology and the Untold Stories of Castaneda’s Controversy.' Anthropology of Consciousness, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 6-24.

Bubandt, N. (2009). 'Interview With an Ancestor: Spirits as Informants and the Politics of Possession in North Maluku.' Ethnography, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 291-316.

Storm, L. & Rock, A.J. (2009). 'Shamanic-Like Journeying and Psi: I. Imagery Cultivation, Paranormal Belief, and the Picture-Identification Task.' Australian Journal of Parapsychology, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 165-192.

Luke, D. (2010). 'Anthropology and Parapsychology: Still Hostile Sisters in Science?' Time and Mind, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 245-266.

Escolar, D. (2012). 'Boundaries of Anthropology: Empirics and Ontological Relativism in a Field Experience with Anomalous Luminous Entities in Argentina.' Anthropology and Humanism, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp 27–44.