Out of the ordinary : [electronic resource] folklore and the supernatural / Barbara Walker, editor.
1995
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Title
Out of the ordinary : [electronic resource] folklore and the supernatural / Barbara Walker, editor.
Published
Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, [1995]
Copyright
©1995
Description
1 online resource (x, 218 pages)
Summary
"This contributed volume explores the functions of belief and supernatural experience within an array of cultures, as well as the stance of academe toward the study of belief and the supernatural. The essays in this volume call into question the idea that supernatural experience is extraordinary."--Publisher's description.
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English.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index.
Contents
Beings without bodies: an experience-centered theory of the belief in spirits / David J. Hufford
The moccasin telegraph and other improbabilities: a personal essay / Barre Toelken
Folklore, foodways, and the supernatural / Timothy C. Lloyd
Ghosts, spirits, and scholars: the origins of modern spiritualism / Kenneth D. Pimple
Aftermath of a failed seance: the functions of skepticism in a traditional society / Maxine Miska
Supernatural experience, folk belief, and spiritual healing / James McClenon
"If I kKnew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake": the folklore of foreknowledge in a neighborhood group / Gillian Bennett
Bad scares and joyful hauntings: "priesting" the supernatural predicament / Erika Brady
The tourist folklore of Pele: encounters with the other / Joyce D. Hammond
Terror in transition: Hmong folk belief in America / Shelley R. Adler.
The moccasin telegraph and other improbabilities: a personal essay / Barre Toelken
Folklore, foodways, and the supernatural / Timothy C. Lloyd
Ghosts, spirits, and scholars: the origins of modern spiritualism / Kenneth D. Pimple
Aftermath of a failed seance: the functions of skepticism in a traditional society / Maxine Miska
Supernatural experience, folk belief, and spiritual healing / James McClenon
"If I kKnew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake": the folklore of foreknowledge in a neighborhood group / Gillian Bennett
Bad scares and joyful hauntings: "priesting" the supernatural predicament / Erika Brady
The tourist folklore of Pele: encounters with the other / Joyce D. Hammond
Terror in transition: Hmong folk belief in America / Shelley R. Adler.
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Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2024. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])
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