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Paranormal Britain

Belief in the Uncanny in England, Scotland, and Wales
By Tom Clark and Christopher D. Bader and Joseph O. Baker
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Paranormal Britain is the most systematic study available of the nature and scope of paranormal beliefs, experiences, and subcultures in contemporary Britain. Using original survey data from British citizens regarding their beliefs and experiences with UFOs, ghosts, psychics, and other paranormal phenomena, this open access book... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Combines unique survey data with extensive fieldwork to provide the most in-depth study available on paranormal beliefs, experiences and tourism in the UK.

Combines unique survey data with extensive fieldwork to provide the most in-depth study available on paranormal beliefs, experiences and tourism in the UK.

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Paranormal Britain is the most systematic study available of the nature and scope of paranormal beliefs, experiences, and subcultures in contemporary Britain. Using original survey data from British citizens regarding their beliefs and experiences with UFOs, ghosts, psychics, and other paranormal phenomena, this open access book details the prevalence and patterns of paranormalism in the U.K.

In addition to presenting original findings based on novel data, the authors also engaged in extensive ethnographic fieldwork with different paranormal subcultures. Among other adventures, readers get to ride along as they spend the night with the ‘most violent poltergeist in history,’ participate in the high ritual of a UFO cult, search for Nessie and werewolves, visit crop circles, learn to read Tarot, talk with alien abductees, and go on shamanic vision quests.

Authoritative and systematic, yet readable and entertaining, Paranormal Britain will be of interest to scholars researching the sociology of religion, science, and belief in late modernity.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Chapman University.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350561656

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 45 bw illus

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 248

Collections

Christopher D. Bader Education & Reference Health & Wellness Joseph O. Baker Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Tom Clark

About the Author

Christopher D. Bader is Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Chapman University, USA.

Tom Clark is Lecturer in Research Methods, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK.

Joseph O. Baker is Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, East Tennessee State University, USA.

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