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Barbara Walker
Out Of The Ordinary [PDF ebook]
Folklore and the Supernatural

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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.Among the contributors are Shelley Adler, David Hufford, Barre Toelken, and Gillian Bennett.

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Мова Англійська ● Формат PDF ● ISBN 9780874213201 ● Редактор Barbara Walker ● Видавець Utah State University Press ● Опубліковано 1995 ● Завантажувані 3 разів ● Валюта EUR ● Посвідчення особи 5001080 ● Захист від копіювання Adobe DRM

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