Society for Psychical Research
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The Society for Psychical Research is a British organization founded in 1882 to conduct systematic and scientific investigations into paranormal and psychical phenomena such as telepathy, apparitions, and mediumship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Society for Psychical Research canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ parapsychological organization ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
parapsychology
ⓘ
psychical research ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arthur Balfour
ⓘ
Edmund Gurney ⓘ Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick ⓘ Frederic W. H. Myers ⓘ Henry Sidgwick ⓘ William Barrett ⓘ
surface form:
William F. Barrett
|
| foundedIn | 1882 ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
collection and analysis of spontaneous paranormal cases
ⓘ
experimental research on telepathy ⓘ investigation of hauntings ⓘ investigation of mediumistic séances ⓘ investigation of poltergeist cases ⓘ organization of lectures and conferences ⓘ publication of research reports ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andrew Green
ⓘ
Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ C. D. Broad ⓘ C. E. M. Joad ⓘ David Fontana ⓘ Eric Dingwall ⓘ G. N. M. Tyrrell ⓘ Gerald Heard ⓘ Guy Lyon Playfair ⓘ J. B. Rhine ⓘ Mary Rose Barrington ⓘ Maurice Grosse ⓘ Oliver Lodge ⓘ Richard Wiseman ⓘ Rupert Sheldrake ⓘ Susan Blackmore ⓘ William James ⓘ |
| hasNotableCaseStudy |
Borley Rectory investigations
ⓘ
Enfield poltergeist case ⓘ
surface form:
Enfield poltergeist
|
| hasNotableWork |
Phantasms of the Living
ⓘ
Report on the Census of Hallucinations ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Journal of the Society for Psychical Research
ⓘ
Paranormal Review ⓘ Journal of the Society for Psychical Research ⓘ
surface form:
Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| purpose |
investigation of psychical and paranormal phenomena
ⓘ
promotion of scientific study of apparitions ⓘ promotion of scientific study of mediumship ⓘ promotion of scientific study of telepathy ⓘ |
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