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CURSO DE PARAPSICOLOGIA [COURSE OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY] by Naum Kreiman. Buenos Aires: Kier, 1994. Pp. 351. Paperback, price varies. ISBN 950-17-1802-6.
Naum Kreiman, a veteran Argentinean parapsychologist, is well known in Latin American circles for his experimental work, for the publication of the journal Cuadernos de Parapsicologia, and for his frequent polemical interchanges with other Argentinean parapsychologists. In the textbook reviewed here, Curso de Parapsicologia (Course of Parapsychology), Kreiman attempts to present a general overview of parapsychology's methods and findings.
This first two chapters are devoted to the history of the field and to parapsychological developments in Argentina. In addition to ESP and PK, Kreiman discusses a variety of phenomena, among them apparitions, deathbed phenomena, haunted houses, materializations, medical diagnosis, poltergeists, recollections of "previous lives," and xenoglossy. The author also discusses dream telepathy, card and dice tests, and the relationship between yoga and ESP, as well as other topics.
The main contribution of Kreiman's book is the general perspective on parapsychology he presents. Such a perspective is difficult to find in contemporary books written by Latin American authors, especially by such serious authors as Kreiman. Another positive aspect of the book is that it provides the reader...