Parapsychology and Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004465671)

"Parapsychology and Religion" is perhaps the most controversial research area in the psychology of religion. However, in recent decades, psychology of religion has witnessed a growing literature bearing on ontological issues including parapsychological topics such as distant healing and near-death experiences. This book argues that despite the methodological and theoretical controversies that still surround the field of parapsychology, the findings of research on alleged anomalous processes can inform the study of religious/spiritual experiences. Psychological literature on the paranormal is critically reviewed and it is argued that it became less a scientific endeavor and more an ideological program devised to denigrate paranormal believers and experiencers. This volume explores how an open-minded dialogue between parapsychology and psychology of religion might help us move beyond the present ideological disputes and reviewes the complex relations between parapsychology and religion over time as well as their implications for interdisciplinary research on religion and spirituality.

Author: Everton de Oliveira Maraldi
ISBN-10: 9004465677
ISBN-13: 9789004465671
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/03/2021
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.10w x 0.25d