Mediums
By: Jen Hirt, book editor.
Contributors: Hirt, Jen, 1975-
Series: Fact or fiction?; Fact or fiction? (Greenhaven Press)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Mediums.; Psychic ability.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-170) and index.
Table of contents: value: Chapter 1 The evidence in support of mediums: Mediums communicate directly with the dead / David Fontana; value: Mediums help the dead and the living connect / Suzane Northrop; value: Mediums are part of the spiritualist religion / John Walliss; value: Mediums have passed scientific tests / Gary E. Schwartz; value: Mediums understand how spirits communicate / James Van Praagh. Chapter 2 The evidence against mediums: The Skeptic's  Dictionary explains claims against mediums / Robert T. Carroll; value: Mediums are frauds / Joe Nickell; value: Proof of mediums' abilities is flawed / Richard Wiseman and Ciaran O'Keefe; value: Television mediums are not authentic / James Underdown; value: Mediums are skilled speakers / Robin Wooffitt. Epilogue: Analyzng the evidence. Glossary.