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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London, UK ; New York, NY :
Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.