Wondrous Events : Foundations of Religious Belief /

James McClenon examines the relationship between wondrous events--extrasensory perception, apparitions, out-of-body and near-death experiences, sleep paralysis, psychokinesis, firewalking, psychic surgery, and spiritual healing--and the foundations of religious belief.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McClenon, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Parapsychology > Case studies.
Parapsychology > Religious aspects.
Religion and sociology.
Parapsychologie > Études de cas.
Parapsychologie > Aspect religieux.
Sociologie religieuse.
RELIGION > History.
Parapsychology.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. Wondrous Events and Social Science
  • 2. Surveys of Anomalous Experience: A Cross-Cultural Analysis
  • 3. A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Wondrous Event Narratives
  • 4. Haunting and Poltergeist Cases: Constructing Folk Belief
  • 5. Psychic Practitioners and Wondrous Events
  • 6. Performing Wondrous Events: ESP, Psychic Surgery, and Firewalking
  • 7. Wondrous Events and Audience Attraction
  • 8. Wondrous Events and Religious History in Medieval Asia and Europe
  • 9. Near-Death Experiences in Medieval Europe, China, and Japan
  • 10. The Scientific Investigation of Wondrous Events
  • 11. Wondrous Events in a Small Group: A Field Study
  • 12. Wondrous Events and the Future of Religion
  • Appendix: Unusual Experience Questionnaire
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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