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| Autor(es): |
Parana, Denise
[1]
;
Rocha, Alexandre Caroli
[2]
;
Freire, Elizabeth Schmitt
[2]
;
Neto, Francisco Lotufo
[1]
;
Moreira-Almeida, Alexander
[2]
Número total de Autores: 5
|
| Afiliação do(s) autor(es): | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, PROSER, Inst Psychiat, Sch Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Juiz de Fora, NUPES Res Ctr Spiritual & Hlth, Sch Med, Juiz De Fora - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 2
|
| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE; v. 207, n. 6, p. 497-504, JUN 2019. |
| Citações Web of Science: | 0 |
| Resumo | |
The scientific study of mediumship can contribute to the understanding of the mind-brain relationship. This study investigated a letter written by the influential Brazilian ``medium{''} Chico Xavier, whose authorship was attributed to a deceased person. We identified the letter's pieces of information that were objectively verifiable, and we analyzed their accuracy based on documents and on interviews with the deceased's relatives, and the likelihood of Xavier's access to the information via ordinary means. All the 29 items of verifiable information conveyed on the letter were rated as `` clear and precise fit.{''} The information conveyed was highly specific (e.g., names, dates, and specific events). Fourteen items (48.3%) conveyed information that was also very private. We concluded that ordinary explanations for accuracy of the information (i.e., fraud, chance, information leakage, and cold reading) were highly unlikely. We recommend further research on the phenomenon of mediumistic writing, particularly experimental controlled studies with exceptionally gifted mediums. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 10/11047-0 - Relação mente-corpo: um estudo sobre a suposta comunicação entre vivos e mortos através das cartas psicografadas por Francisco Cândido Xavier |
| Beneficiário: | Alexandre Caroli Rocha |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado |