Resisting history religious transcendence and the invention of the unconscious
How can historians make sense of visions, hauntings and demonic possession? Do miraculous events have any place in a world governed by cause and effect? In Resisting history, Rhodri Hayward examines the cumulative attempts of theologians, historians and psychologists to create a consistent and ratio...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester ; New York : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed by Palgrave
2007.
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| Colección: | Encounters (Manchester University Press)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798339506719 |
| Sumario: | How can historians make sense of visions, hauntings and demonic possession? Do miraculous events have any place in a world governed by cause and effect? In Resisting history, Rhodri Hayward examines the cumulative attempts of theologians, historians and psychologists to create a consistent and rational narrative capable of containing the inexplicable. This lucid and provocative account argues that the psychological theories we routinely use to make sense of supernatural experience were born out of struggles between popular mystics and conservative authorities. Hayward's lively analysis of the |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781847796592 9781781700778 9781847791467 |
