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"Okkultismus im Gehäuse" untersucht die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit dem Paranormalen und ihre Institutionen im 20. Jahrhundert. Wo waren die Orte einer parapsychologischen Wissensproduktion? Welche Formen, Grenzen und Möglichkeiten der Institutionalisierung gab es? Ausgehend von einem breiten Verständnis von Institutionalisierung werden universitäre und außeruniversitäre Einrichtungen sowie erfolgreiche wie gescheiterte Versuche von Akademisierung untersucht. Weiterhin kommen organisierte Gegenbewegungen, praktische Anwendungsfelder, populärkulturelle Verwertungen sowie persönliche Erfahrungen in den Blick. Dargestellt werden die Entwicklungen anhand von Fallbespielen aus Deutschland (BRD und DDR), Frankreich, Großbritannien, Russland, Ungarn sowie den Niederlanden und den USA. Die Beiträge zeigen, dass die Frage um Ort und "Gehäuse" der Parapsychologie permanenten Aushandlungen unterworfen war. Die Geschichte des Fachs beleuchtet so beispielhaft die Entwicklung nicht-hegemonialer Wissensbestände sowie grundsätzliche Prozesse von Disziplinbildung und Institutionalisierung.

Parapsychology --- Occultism --- Occultism. --- Parapsychology. --- History --- 1900-1999. --- History.

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Focusing primarily on the close study of literary works presented in the broad cultural and historical context, Jacob's Ladder discusses the reflection of kabbalistic allegory in Russian literature and provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the perception of Kabbalah in Russian consciousness.

Cabala --- Cabala in literature. --- Occultism --- Influence. --- History.

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Magic --- Malays (Asian people) --- Folklore. --- Social life and customs. --- Magick --- Necromancy --- Sorcery --- Spells --- Occultism

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As the science of man, anthropology was among the most exciting disciplines during the period of intense change from the early modern era to modernity. Where demons had once wielded their power, after 1800, it was now the unlimited shoals of the subconscious that were disseminated. Or did they actually stay right next to each other and within one another?

Demonology. --- Occultism. --- Art, Black (Magic) --- Arts, Black (Magic) --- Black art (Magic) --- Black arts (Magic) --- Occult, The --- Occult sciences --- Occultism --- Supernatural --- New Age movement --- Parapsychology --- Demonology --- Demonology, Christian --- Demons --- Evil spirits --- Spirits --- Spiritual warfare

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In the rational modern world, belief in the supernatural seemingly has been consigned to the worlds of entertainment and fantasy. Yet belief in other worldly phenomena, from poltergeists to telepathy, remains strong, as Gillian Bennett's research shows. Especially common is belief in continuing contact with, or the continuing presence of, dead family members. Bennett interviewed women in Manchester, England, asking them questions about ghosts and other aspects of the supernatural. (Her discussion of how her research methods and interview techniques evolved is in itself valuable.) She first published the results of the study in the well-received Traditions of Belief: Women and the Supernatural, which has been widely used in folklore and women's studies courses. "e;Alas, Poor Ghost!"e; extensively revises and expands that work. In addition to a fuller presentation and analysis of the original field research and other added material, the author, assisted by Kate Bennett, a gerontological psychologist, presents and discusses new research with a group of women in Leicester, England. Bennett is interested in more than measuring the extent of belief in other worldly manifestations. Her work explores the relationship between narrative and belief. She anticipated that her questions would elicit from her interviewees not just yes or no replies but stories about their experiences that confirmed or denied notions of the supernatural. The more controversial the subject matter, the more likely individuals were to tell stories, especially if their answers to questions of belief were positive. These were most commonly individualized narratives of personal experience, but they contained many of the traditional motifs and other content, including belief in the supernatural, of legends. Bennett calls them memorates and discusses the cultural processes, including ideas of what is a "e;proper"e; experience of the supernatural and a "e;proper"e; telling of the story, that make them communal as well as individual. These memorates provide direct and vivid examples of what the storytellers actually believe and disbelieve. In a final section, Bennett places her work in historical context through a discussion of case studies in the history of supernatural belief.

Folklore --- Great Britain --- Folklore -- Great Britain. --- Folklore - Great Britain. --- Ghosts -- Great Britain. --- Ghosts - Great Britain. --- Occultism -- Great Britain. --- Occultism - Great Britain. --- Women -- Great Britain -- Folklore. --- Occultism --- Ghosts --- Women --- Anthropology --- Social Sciences --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Art, Black (Magic) --- Arts, Black (Magic) --- Black art (Magic) --- Black arts (Magic) --- Occult, The --- Occult sciences --- Folk-lore, English --- Folklore. --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Religions --- Supernatural --- New Age movement --- Parapsychology