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Religion, supernaturalism, the paranormal and pseudoscience : an anthropological critique /

"Religion, Supernaturalism, the Paranormal, and Pseudoscience" provides a comprehensive rejoinder to the challenges posed to science, scientific anthropology, evolutionary theory and rationality by the advocates of supernatural, paranormal, and pseudoscientific perspectives and modes of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sidky, H., 1956- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem with religion : preliminary issues
  • The unreal real : the supernatural, religion, and the paranormal
  • Can science say anything about religion and the supernatural?
  • Ghostly rappings, the science of the soul, and the religious nature of the paranormal
  • Ghostly encounters in the field : anthropology of the paranormal or paranormal anthropology?
  • Why we think the world is haunted
  • Cognitive biases and why people think eerie thoughts
  • Miracles as evidence of God's actions in the world
  • When God talks to people : are religious experience evidence of God?
  • Books authored by God? : sacred texts as evidence of the supernatural
  • God's fingerprints in the natural world : intelligent design, irreducible complexity, and cosmic fine-tuning
  • The miracles of the Bible : the quintessential foundations of paranormal beliefs in Western culture
  • Jesus the miracle worker, magician, and sorcerer
  • Jesus's empty tomb, missing body, and return from the dead : sources for the paranormal tale
  • The post-resurrection appearances in the New Testament
  • Coping with failed prophesy : a socio-psychological explanation for the rise of Christianity
  • Conclusions : why religious and paranormal beliefs persist and their dangers.