The paranormal and the politics of truth : a sociological account /

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"This book is based on the author's ten-year research into the politics of belief surrounding paranormal ideas. Through a detailed examination of the participants, issues, strategies and underlying factors that constitute the contemporary paranormal debate, the book explores the struggle s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Northcote, Jeremy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, VA : Imprint Academic, Ã2007.
Temas:
Parapsychology > Social aspects.
Parapsychologie > Aspect social.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Mysticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Occultism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Reference.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Supernatural.
Parapsychology > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "Occultism" and the early church
  • The new scholastics and the satanic threat
  • The occult as a renaissance passion
  • The enlightenment era and the birth of the modern skeptic
  • The changing views of the church
  • The paranormal debate in the post-enlightenment era
  • Conclusion
  • Introduction
  • Supporter and opponent positions
  • Participant types
  • Discursive commonalities and differences
  • Introduction
  • Involvement from an emic perspective
  • Etic perspectives
  • Discursive factors
  • The internalisation process
  • Conclusion
  • Introduction
  • Clashes between opponents
  • An etic perspective on issues underlying conflict
  • The doxa of conflict
  • Conclusion
  • Introduction
  • Understanding strategic action
  • Strategic devices
  • The expressive aspect of strategic action
  • Conclusion
  • Conducting a positive dialogue
  • The possibility of a positive dialogue
  • The auto-Ganzfeld debate
  • The conditions for a positive dialogue
  • Concluding remarks.

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