Author(s): Jack Hunter (Contribution by, Editor); Bettina E. Schmidt (Contribution by); Everton de Oliveira Maraldi (Contribution by); Wellington Zangari (Contribution by); Fatima Regina Machado (Contribution by); Charles F. Emmons (Contribution by); Fabian Graham (Contribution by); David Luke (Contribution by, Editor); Stanley Krippner (Contribution by); Fiona Bowie (Contribution by); Hannah Gilbert (Contribution by); Deirdre Meintel (Contribution by); Tamlyn Ryan (Contribution by); Barbara Stöckigt (Contribution by); Diana Espirito Santo (Contribution by)

Psychism | New Age

Talking With the Spirits is a cross-cultural survey of contemporary spirit mediumship. The diverse contributions to this volume cover a wide-range of ethnographic contexts, from Spiritualist seances in the United Kingdom to self-mortification rituals in Singapore and Taiwan, from psychedelic spirit incorporation in the Amazonian rainforest, to psychic readings in online social spaces, and more. By taking a broad perspective the book highlights both the variety of culturally specific manifestations of spirit communication, and key cross-cultural features suggestive of underlying core-processes and experiences. Rather than attempting to reduce or dismiss such experiences, the authors featured in this collection take the experiences of their informants seriously and explore their effects at personal, social and cultural levels."