Beyond Belief

by Martin Bridgstock

Whether ghosts, astrology or ESP, up to 80 per cent of the population believes in one or more aspects of the paranormal. Such beliefs are entertaining, and it is tempting to think of them as harmless. However, there is mounting evidence that paranormal beliefs can be dangerous - cases of children dying because parents rejected orthodox medicine in favour of alternative remedies, and 'psychics' who trade on the grief of the bereaved for personal profit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521758939
• ISBN13: 9780521758932
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 8.2"