Oxford Phasmatological Society
From Kook Science
| Oxford Phasmatological Society | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | The Phas. |
| Formation | 1879 |
| Dissolution | 1890 |
| Purpose/focus | Parapsychology |
| Headquarters | Oxford, England |
| Key people | Charles Oman, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Percival Keep, F. C. S. Schiller, Cuthbert Hamilton Turner, Frank Podmore |
The Oxford Phasmatological Society (The Phas.) was a British parapsychology organisation, specialising in "ghosts and apparitions," founded in 1879 by students at Oxford University, including Charles Oman.[1] Oman called the society a forerunner of the Society for Psychical Research, and some of the group's reports were later compiled for publication by Frederic Myers.[1]
Selected Publications
- Selections from the Papers of the Phasmatological Society, Oxford, 1882
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oman, Charles (1942), Memories Of Victorian Oxford and of Some Early Years, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., p. 5, 81-82, 167, 222, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.80506