Metaphor, parapsychology, and Psi: An examination of metaphors related to paranormal experience and parapsychological research

Journal of the American Society for Physical Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 196-201

  Williams, Carl ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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