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''Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife'' (2005), published by W. W. Norton & Company, a non-fiction work by Mary Roach, is a humorous scientific exploration as to whether there is a soul that survives death. In Britain, the title of the book is ''Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife''. ''Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife'' was the recipient of the ''Elle'' Reader's Prize in October 2005. Spook was also listed as a ''New York Times'' Notable Books pick in 2005, as well as a ''New York Times'' Bestseller, and it was also an October Booksense pick. ==Book synopsis== Author Mary Roach investigates the possibility of an afterlife and also attempts to find and define the soul, all while using a scientific approach. Roach takes a close look at the research, both current and historical, on what may or may not happen after we die. The book covers these topics: *Investigations of reincarnation *Attempts to find the soul (by dissection, weighing, and other methods) *Spiritualism, fraudulent mediums, and ectoplasm *Modern mediumship, and "medium schools" *Attempts to use electronic devices to communicate with the dead, including electronic voice phenomena (EVP) *Other forces that make people feel haunted electromagnetic fields, infrasound, etc. *Court cases involving ghosts *near-death experiences and out-of-body experiences 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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