{"product_id":"sensing-spirits-marc-a-eaton-9780367030384","title":"Sensing Spirits: Paranormal Investigation and the Social Construction of Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on ethnographic research, this book examines the paranormal investigation subculture in the US. Presenting interviews with investigators as well as extensive field observations, it explores their reasons for getting involved, their use of different investigative methods, the interpretive processes by which they individually and collectively 'sense' spirits, the ways in which these processes are influenced by small group power dynamics, and what paranormal investigation ultimately means to those who participate. While focusing on the practices by which investigators 'sense' spirits in small groups, the author also situates paranormal investigation within a broader cultural context and attends to how investigators attempt to legitimize their practice despite being marginalized by both science and religion. A fascinating study of ghosts as an inherently social phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eSensing Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to sociologists with interests in ethnography, interactionism, cultural studies and subcultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc A. Eaton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367030381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367030384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Marc A. Eaton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135983857919,"sku":"9780367030384","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a14b4f29-c74a-43c8-9180-331d0e54f306.jpg?v=1770159737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sensing-spirits-marc-a-eaton-9780367030384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}