| Description |
1 online resource (3 v.) : ill. |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Volume 1 -- Chapter 1: Afterlife mysteries -- Chapter 2: Mediums and mystics -- Chapter 3: Religious phenomena -- Chapter 4: Mystery religions and cults -- Volume 2 -- Chapter 5: Secret societies -- Chapter 6: Magic and sorcery -- Chapter 7: Prophecy and divination -- Chapter 8: Objects of mystery and power -- Chapter 9: Places of mystery and power -- Volume 3 -- Chapter 10: Ghosts and phantoms -- Chapter 11: Mysterious creatures -- Chapter 12: Mysteries of the mind -- Chapter 13: Superstitions, strange customs, taboos, and urban legends -- Chapter 14: Invaders from outer space -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
Responding to the surging interest among students for information on topics relating to magic, witchcraft, the supernatural and other mysterious phenomena, Gale presents this in-depth, comprehensive 3-vol. set. Information is arranged in an objective manner, presenting varying viewpoints when appropriate, and is written at a level that younger students and researchers can understand. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Parapsychology -- Encyclopedias.
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Occultism -- Encyclopedias.
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Supernatural -- Encyclopedias.
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| Added Author |
Steiger, Sherry Hansen.
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Gale (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Encyclopedia of the unusual and the unexplained |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gale encyclopedia of the unusual and the unexplained. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003 0787653829 (DLC) 2003003995 |
| ISBN |
9780787677640 (electronic book) |
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0787677647 (electronic book) |
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0787653829 (set : alk. paper) |
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0787653837 (v. 1 : alk. paper) |
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0787653845 (v. 2 : alk. paper) |
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0787653853 (v. 3 : alk. paper) |
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