Engaging the anomalous: reflections from the anthropology of the paranormal |
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Authors: | Jack Hunter |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristoljh5895@bristol.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | AbstractThis review article looks at some of the parallels between the contents of this special issue on the paranormal and insights from the anthropology of religion, the anthropology of consciousness, transpersonal anthropology and the anthropology of the paranormal. The paper introduces the history of anthropology’s engagement with the paranormal, from the early evolutionist perspectives of anthropology’s pioneers to the most recent experiential approaches of the anthropology of consciousness. The paper concludes by highlighting the potential benefits of a cross-pollination of psychotherapeutic and anthropological research on the paranormal. |
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Keywords: | Anthropology experience paranormal parapsychology |
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