Authors of the impossible: A Reader's Guide
Most scholars dismiss research into the paranormal as pseudoscience, a frivolous pursuit for the paranoid or gullible. Even historians of religion, whose work naturally attends to events beyond the re…
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About the book
Most scholars dismiss research into the paranormal as pseudoscience, a frivolous pursuit for the paranoid or gullible. Even historians of religion, whose work naturally attends to events beyond the realm of empirical science, have shown scant interest in the subject. But the history of psychical phenomena, Jeffrey J. Kripal contends, is an untapped source of insight into the sacred and by tracing that history through the last two centuries of Western thought we can see its potential centrality to the critical study of religion. --Book jacket.
Themes and subjects
Readers will find threads of Parapsychology, Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain), Religious aspects, History, Paranormale verschijnselen, and 02.50 esoteric and occult sciences. These subjects give the story its texture and make it easy to recommend to the right reader.
Who will enjoy this
If you enjoy thoughtful, character-driven stories, this one will reward your attention.
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