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9780874211962

Out of the Ordinary

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  • ISBN13:

    9780874211962

  • ISBN10:

    0874211964

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-10-01
  • Publisher: Utah State Univ Pr

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Summary

This contributed volume explores the functions of belief andsupernatural experience within an array of cultures, as well as thestance of academe toward the study of belief and the supernatural. Theessays in this volume call into question the idea that supernaturalexperience is extraordinary.Among the contributors are Shelley Adler, David Hufford, Barre Toelken, and Gillian Bennett.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction 1(10)
I. Perception, Belief, and Living
Beings Without Bodies: An Experience-Centered Theory of the Belief in Spirits
11(35)
David J. Hufford
The Moccasin Telegraph and Other Improbabilities: A Personal Essay
46(13)
Barre Toelken
Folklore, Foodways, and the Supernatural
59(16)
Timothy C. Lloyd
II. Supernatural Power and Other Worlds: Making Contact
Ghosts, Spirits, and Scholars: The Origins of Modern Spiritualism
75(15)
Kenneth D. Pimple
Aftermath of a Failed Seance: The Functions of Skepticism in a Traditional Society
90(17)
Maxine Miska
Supernatural Experience, Folk Belief, and Spiritual Healing
107(15)
James McClenon
``If I Knew You Were Coming, I'd Have Baked a Cake'': The Folklore of Foreknowledge in a Neighborhood Group
122(23)
Gillian Bennett
III. Demons and Gods: Cultural Adaptations and Incorporations
Bad Scares and Joyful Hauntings: ``Priesting'' the Supernatural Predicament
145(14)
Erika Brady
The Tourist Folklore of Pele: Encounters with the Other
159(21)
Joyce D. Hammond
Terror in Transition: Hmong Folk Belief in America
180(23)
Shelley R. Adler
Selected Bibliography 203(9)
Editor 212(1)
Contributors 213(2)
Index 215

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