The latest issue (Vol 4, Number 3) of the free PDF journal Paranthropology (“anthropological approaches to the paranormal”) is now available to download (or you can read it via the embedded version above – fullscreen it). Here’s the complete rundown of features in the latest issue:
- Introduction: Taking Experience Seriously’ – Jack Hunter
- ‘Experience and Studying the Paranormal’ – Charles F. Emmons & Penelope Emmons
- ‘Lord of the Flies: The Phenomenology of a Possession’ – Peter Mark Adams
- ‘Recognising the Voice of God’ – Tanya M. Luhrmann
- ‘From Sleep Paralysis to Spiritual Experience: An Interview With David Hufford’ – John W. Morehead
- ‘The Experiencing Brain’ – Charles D. Laughlin
- ‘UFOs and Other Anomalous Phenomena: Connections, Beliefs and Perspectives’ – Jose Banuelos
- ‘The Culture of War, “Afterlife Conscious Minds,” & Morphogenetic Fields: The Past Soundscapes of an American Civil War Battlefield’
– John G. Sabol - ‘Processes of Experience’ – Donnalee Dox
- ‘The Brain and Spiritual Experiences: Towards a Neuroscientific Hermeneutic’ – Andrew B. Newberg
- ‘Ultra-Terrestrials and the UFO Phenomenon: A Response to Steven Mizrach’ – Jason Colavito
- ‘Musings on Good, Evil and the Conquest of Mexico: An Interview With Graham Hancock’ – William Rowlandson
- [REVIEW] ‘Through a Glass Darkly: Magic, Dreams & Prophecy in Ancient Egypt’ – Callum E. Cooper
And in case you haven’t read this great resource before, all of the previous issues remain available to download from the site as well. I know from experience the work that goes into doing something like this, so if you get something out of the journal make it your mission to throw some money their way with a PayPal donation.