The paranormal and the politics of truth: a sociological account
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1. Verfasser: Northcote, Jeremy (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Exeter, UK Imprint Academic ©2007
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-229) and index
Introduction -- "Occultism" and the early church -- The new scholastics and the satanic threat -- The occult as a renaissance passion -- The enlightenment era and the birth of the modern skeptic -- The changing views of the church -- The paranormal debate in the post-enlightenment era -- Conclusion -- Introduction -- Supporter and opponent positions -- Participant types -- Discursive commonalities and differences -- Introduction -- Involvement from an emic perspective -- Etic perspectives -- Discursive factors -- The internalisation process -- Conclusion -- Introduction -- Clashes between opponents -- An etic perspective on issues underlying conflict -- The doxa of conflict -- Conclusion -- Introduction -- Understanding strategic action -- Strategic devices -- The expressive aspect of strategic action -- Conclusion -- Conducting a positive dialogue -- The possibility of a positive dialogue -- The auto-Ganzfeld debate -- The conditions for a positive dialogue -- Concluding remarks
"This book is based on the author's ten-year research into the politics of belief surrounding paranormal ideas. Through a detailed examination of the participants, issues, strategies and underlying factors that constitute the contemporary paranormal debate, the book explores the struggle surrounding the status of paranormal phenomena."--Jacket
Beschreibung:xii, 237 pages
ISBN:9781845404109
1845404106
1299584640
9781299584648
9781845400712
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