Out of the ordinary : folklore and the supernatural /

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"This contributed volume explores the functions of belief and supernatural experience within an array of cultures, as well as the stance of academe toward the study of belief and the supernatural. The essays in this volume call into question the idea that supernatural experience is extraordinar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Walker, Barbara, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, [1995]
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Folklore > United States.
Folklore.
Supernatural.
Folklore
Surnaturel.
Folklore > États-Unis.
supernatural.
folklore (culture-related concept)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Supernatural
Volkscultuur.
Het Bovennatuurlijke.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Beings without bodies: an experience-centered theory of the belief in spirits / David J. Hufford
  • The moccasin telegraph and other improbabilities: a personal essay / Barre Toelken
  • Folklore, foodways, and the supernatural / Timothy C. Lloyd
  • Ghosts, spirits, and scholars: the origins of modern spiritualism / Kenneth D. Pimple
  • Aftermath of a failed seance: the functions of skepticism in a traditional society / Maxine Miska
  • Supernatural experience, folk belief, and spiritual healing / James McClenon
  • "If I kKnew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake": the folklore of foreknowledge in a neighborhood group / Gillian Bennett
  • Bad scares and joyful hauntings: "priesting" the supernatural predicament / Erika Brady
  • The tourist folklore of Pele: encounters with the other / Joyce D. Hammond
  • Terror in transition: Hmong folk belief in America / Shelley R. Adler.

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