Religion, supernaturalism, the paranormal and pseudoscience : an anthropological critique /: an anthropological critique. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Religion, supernaturalism, the paranormal and pseudoscience : an anthropological critique /: an anthropological critique. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Religion, supernaturalism, the paranormal and pseudoscience : an anthropological critique
- Further Information:
- Note: Homayun Sidky.
- Authors:
- Sidky, H, 1956-
- Contents:
- <span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Problem with Religion: Preliminary Issues; 2. The Unreal Real: The Supernatural, Religion and the Paranormal; 3. Can Science Say Anything about Religion and the Supernatural?; 4. Ghostly Rappings, the Science of the Soul and the Religious Nature of the Paranormal; 5. Ghostly Encounters in the Field: Anthropology of the Paranormal or Paranormal Anthropology?; 6. Why People Think the World Is Haunted; 7. Cognitive Biases and Why People Think Eerie Thoughts; 8. Miracles as Evidence of God’s Actions in the World; 9. When God Talks to People: Religious Experiences as Evidence of the Supernatural; 10. Books Authored by God? Sacred Texts as Evidence of the Supernatural; 11. God’s Fingerprints in the Natural World: Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity and Cosmic Fine-Tuning; 12.The Miracles of the Bible: Quintessential Sources for Paranormal Phenomena in Western Culture; 13. Jesus the Miracle Worker, Magician and Sorcerer; 14. Jesus’s Empty Tomb, the Missing Body, and His Return from the Dead: Sources for the Tale; 15. The Post-Resurrection Appearances in the New Testament; 16. Coping with Failed Prophesy: A Socio-Psychological Explanation for the Rise of Christianity; 17. Conclusions: Why Religious and Paranormal Beliefs Persist and Their Dangers; References; Index.
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- London : Anthem Press
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 153.4
Pseudoscience
Parapsychology
Credulity - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781785271649
9781785271632 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781785271625
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