I am looking for skeptical books on ghosts or hauntings. It shocks me that there have been so few skeptical books on ghosts, compared to the thousands written endorsing the existence of ghosts.
I am not looking for skeptical stuff on paranormal phenomena or spiritualism, just ghosts specifically.
These are the only books I have managed to find so far:
Addington Bruce. (1908). Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters.
Daniel Cohen. (1972). In Search of Ghosts.
Ronald C. Finucane. (1996). Ghosts: Appearances of the Dead and Cultural Transformation.
Joe Nickell. (2012). The Science of Ghosts: Searching for Spirits of the Dead.
Addington Bruce's book was a very useful work which gave rational explanations for well known alleged haunting cases such as the Drummer of Tedworth.
Cohen's book is skeptical but it was written for teenagers so it was not really that in depth and Finucane's scholary study was not really a debunking work, it was more from a cultural perspective.
Joe Nickell's book was a bit disappointing, it contained far less case studies than I was hoping for. Much of his book just seems to be regurgitated from his pieces in the Skeptical Inquirer.
All in all, it is a bit disappointing, there are hardly any skeptical books that debunk the topic of ghosts. If anyone knows of any, please post them here. I am hoping to collect a full list.
I am not looking for skeptical stuff on paranormal phenomena or spiritualism, just ghosts specifically.
These are the only books I have managed to find so far:
Addington Bruce. (1908). Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters.
Daniel Cohen. (1972). In Search of Ghosts.
Ronald C. Finucane. (1996). Ghosts: Appearances of the Dead and Cultural Transformation.
Joe Nickell. (2012). The Science of Ghosts: Searching for Spirits of the Dead.
Addington Bruce's book was a very useful work which gave rational explanations for well known alleged haunting cases such as the Drummer of Tedworth.
Cohen's book is skeptical but it was written for teenagers so it was not really that in depth and Finucane's scholary study was not really a debunking work, it was more from a cultural perspective.
Joe Nickell's book was a bit disappointing, it contained far less case studies than I was hoping for. Much of his book just seems to be regurgitated from his pieces in the Skeptical Inquirer.
All in all, it is a bit disappointing, there are hardly any skeptical books that debunk the topic of ghosts. If anyone knows of any, please post them here. I am hoping to collect a full list.
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