Rough Metaphysics: The Speculative Thought and Mediumship of Jane Roberts

by Peter Skafish

A powerful case for why anthropology should study outsiders of thought and their speculative ideas

What sort of thinking is needed to study anomalies in thought? In this trenchantly argued and beautifully written book, anthropologist Peter Skafish explores this provocative question by examining the writings of the medium and "rough metaphysician" Jane Roberts (1929-1984). Through a close interpretation of her own published texts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517915155
• ISBN13: 9781517915155
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"