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Memoirs Of A Public Intellectual, Chandan Gowda Dec 2004

Memoirs Of A Public Intellectual, Chandan Gowda

Chandan Gowda

No abstract provided.


Hidden Spheres Of Politics, Chandan Gowda Apr 2004

Hidden Spheres Of Politics, Chandan Gowda

Chandan Gowda

No abstract provided.


The Selection And Layout Of The Opening Of The Mouth Scenes In The Chapel Of Amenirdis I At Medinet Habu, Mariam Ayad Dr. Jan 2004

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

No abstract provided.


Zombie Slayers In A "Hidden Valley" (Sbas-Yul): Sacred Geography And Political Organisation In The Nepal-Tibet Borderland, Francis Khek Gee Lim Jan 2004

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

No abstract provided.


The Social Effects Of Psychism: Spiritual Experience And The Construction Of Privatized Religion, Marty Laubach Jan 2004

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 Jan 2004

Taman Shamanism (Borneo), Jay H. Bernstein

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Peter Gottschalk Dec 2003

Foreword, Peter Gottschalk

Peter Gottschalk

No abstract provided.