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Full-Text Articles in Anthropology
Memoirs Of A Public Intellectual, Chandan Gowda
Hidden Spheres Of Politics, Chandan Gowda
The Selection And Layout Of The Opening Of The Mouth Scenes In The Chapel Of Amenirdis I At Medinet Habu, Mariam Ayad Dr.
The Selection And Layout Of The Opening Of The Mouth Scenes In The Chapel Of Amenirdis I At Medinet Habu, Mariam Ayad Dr.
Sociology, Egyptology & Anthropology Department: Faculty Work
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Zombie Slayers In A "Hidden Valley" (Sbas-Yul): Sacred Geography And Political Organisation In The Nepal-Tibet Borderland, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Zombie Slayers In A "Hidden Valley" (Sbas-Yul): Sacred Geography And Political Organisation In The Nepal-Tibet Borderland, Francis Khek Gee Lim
Francis Khek Gee Lim
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The Social Effects Of Psychism: Spiritual Experience And The Construction Of Privatized Religion, Marty Laubach
The Social Effects Of Psychism: Spiritual Experience And The Construction Of Privatized Religion, Marty Laubach
Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Research
What is the relationship between spiritual experiences and privatized religion? This study defines spiritual experiences in terms of “psychism,” or psychic intrusions in the stream of consciousness that are not perceived by the actor as originating within the “self.” Intrusions interpreted as psychism are regarded by the actor as having the same facticity as empirical experience and are regarded as “proof” of an esoteric belief system. Psychism originated beliefs are therefore resistant to refutation or change, and support spiritual autonomy. Psychism theory is tested using 1988 GSS data on religious beliefs, where psychism is measured using GSS questions on “paranormal” …
Taman Shamanism (Borneo), Jay H. Bernstein
Taman Shamanism (Borneo), Jay H. Bernstein
Publications and Research
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Foreword, Peter Gottschalk