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Out of the Ordinary


Author: Walker, Barbara
Source: Directory of Open Access Books
Publisher: Utah State University, University Libraries
ISBN: 9780874211962
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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.