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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index. |
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Beings without bodies: an experience-centered theory of the belief in spirits / David J. Hufford -- The moccasin telegraph and other improbabilities: a personal essay / Barre Toelken -- Folklore, foodways, and the supernatural / Timothy C. Lloyd -- Ghosts, spirits, and scholars: the origins of modern spiritualism / Kenneth D. Pimple -- Aftermath of a failed seance: the functions of skepticism in a traditional society / Maxine Miska -- Supernatural experience, folk belief, and spiritual healing / James McClenon -- "If I kKnew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake": the folklore of foreknowledge in a neighborhood group / Gillian Bennett -- Bad scares and joyful hauntings: "priesting" the supernatural predicament / Erika Brady -- The tourist folklore of Pele: encounters with the other / Joyce D. Hammond -- Terror in transition: Hmong folk belief in America / Shelley R. Adler. |
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| Summary |
"This contributed volume explores the functions of belief and supernatural experience within an array of cultures, as well as the stance of academe toward the study of belief and the supernatural. The essays in this volume call into question the idea that supernatural experience is extraordinary."--Publisher's description |
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English. |
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| Subject |
Folklore -- United States.
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Folklore.
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Supernatural.
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Folklore |
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Folklore.
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Surnaturel.
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Folklore -- États-Unis.
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supernatural.
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folklore (culture-related concept)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Folklore
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Supernatural
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United States
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Volkscultuur.
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Het Bovennatuurlijke.
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Volkskunde
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Das Übernatürliche
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USA
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Folklore.
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Supernatural.
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Folklore -- United States.
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Logan <Utah, 1991>
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Folklore |
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Folklore United States |
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Supernatural |
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Folk literature
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Folklore.
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Folk literature.
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Littérature populaire.
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Walker, Barbara, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Out of the ordinary. Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, ©1995 0874211913 (DLC) 95004422 |
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9780874213201 (electronic bk.) |
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0874213207 (electronic bk.) |
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0585023484 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585023489 (electronic bk.) |
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0874211913 (cloth) |
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0874211964 (paper) |
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9780874211917 (cloth) |
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9780874211962 (paper) |
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AU@ 000051400435 |
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AU@ 000055644891 |
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AU@ 000059277326 |
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DEBBG BV044118182 |
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DEBSZ 472240803 |
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DKDLA 820120-katalog:999898752305765 |
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GBVCP 1008647187 |
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NZ1 15321517 |
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UKMGB 020149387 |
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