Jeffrey J. Kripal (USA Rice University)

Broschiertes Buch

Authors of the Impossible

The Paranormal and the Sacred

Beschreibung

Looks at how the paranormal bridges the sacred and the scientific. This title deals with: the cultural history of telepathy, teleportation, and UFOs; a ghostly love story; the occult dimensions of science fiction; Cold War psychic espionage; galactic colonialism; and, the intimate relationship between consciousness and culture.

Autor

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780226453873
• ISBN-10: 0226453871
• Artikelnr.: 33252947