"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 thought.
"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 thought.
H. Sidky is professor of anthropology at Miami University (Ohio), USA, specializing in the anthropology of religion, entheogens, ecological anthropology, anthropological theory/history of anthropological thought, and the paranormal and pseudoscience. He is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles.
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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.
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.
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