Editing Poltergeist (section)

===Paranormal===
[[Parapsychology|Parapsychologists]] [[Nandor Fodor]] and [[William G. Roll]] suggested that poltergeist activity can be explained by [[psychokinesis]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Fodor |first=N. |year=1964 |title=Between Two Worlds |url=https://archive.org/details/betweentwoworlds00fodorich |url-access=registration |location=West Nyack, NY |publisher=Parker Publishing }}</ref><ref>Houran, James; Lange, Rense. (2007). ''Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives''. McFarland. p. 290. {{ISBN|978-0786432493}}</ref>

Historically, actual malicious spirits were blamed for apparent poltergeist-type activity, such as objects moving seemingly of their own accord.<ref>Goss, Michael. (1979). ''Poltergeists: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English, Circa 1880–1975''. Scarecrow Press. p. 92. {{ISBN|978-0810811812}}</ref> According to [[Allan Kardec]], the founder of [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]], poltergeists are manifestations of disembodied spirits of low level, belonging to the sixth class of the third order. Under this explanation, they are believed to be closely associated with the [[classical element|element]]s (fire, air, water, earth).<ref>[[Allan Kardec]], ''Le Livre des Esprits''. (2000). chapter 106, Jean de Bonnot. p.46.</ref> In Finland, somewhat famous are the case of the "Mäkkylä Ghost" in 1946, which received attention in the press at the time,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151031130541/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/asuminen/art-1445938119491.html IS: Espoon poltergeist: Mitä tapahtui Mäkkylän kummitustalossa syksyllä 1946?] (in Finnish)</ref> and the "Devils of Martin" in [[Ylöjärvi]] in the late 19th century, for which affidavits were obtained in court.<ref>Esko Mustonen: ''Poltergeist: tuntematon voima''. WSOY 1986. {{ISBN|951-0-13810-X}} (in Finnish)</ref> [[Samuli Paulaharju]] has also recorded a memoir of a typical {{nowrap|poltergeist{{tsp}}{{mdash}}{{tsp}}}}the case of "Salkko-{{nowrap|Niila"{{hsp}}{{mdash}}{{tsp}}}}from the south of [[Lake Inari]] in his book ''Memoirs of Lapland'' (''Lapin muisteluksia''). The story has also been published in the collection of ''Mythical Stories'' (''Myytillisiä tarinoita'') edited by Lauri Simonsuuri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/57770/57770-8.txt|title= Paulaharju Samuli, Lapin muisteluksia – Salkko-Niila|access-date=October 9, 2020|language=fi}}</ref>