Leslie Flint became a famous British spirit medium, not because he stood on a platform to give messages from the deceased, but because countless thousands of spirit communicators spoke for themselves at his séances. The spirit voices were independent of Flint - he even spoke with them himself - and many of the voices were recorded. By the time 'Voices in the Dark' was first published in 1971 Flint had already been a medium for over 40 years - yet he continued with his work for another 20 ...

This book brings together some of the most influential new research from the world-systems perspective. The authors survey and analyze new and emerging topics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, from political science to archaeology. Each analytical essay is written in accessible language so that the volume serves as a lucid introduction both to the tradition of world-systems thought and the new debates that are sparking further research today.

Seit am letzten Märzabend des Jahres 1848 wie in einem verfrühten Aprilscherz, sich in Gegenwart der Geschwister Fox, Margaret und Kate, aus Hydesville, einem Städtchen im Staat New York, der Geist eines ermordeten fahrenden Händlers mittels Klopfgeräuschen Gehör verschafft, sind solch "übernatürliche" Kundgebungen nicht mehr wegzudenken und schon bald an der Tagesordnung - es ist dies die Geburtsstunde, der Big-Bang des modernen Okkultismus. Nach den Exzessen der Aufklärung kehrt die Lust...