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Paranormal States : Psychic Abilities in Buddhist Convert Communities.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osto, D. E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhist converts--Psychology.
- Buddhist converts.
- Occultism--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Occultism.
- Parapsychology--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Parapsychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book is a groundbreaking exploration of paranormal experiences reported by converts to Buddhism and their implications for both humanistic and scientific study of the paranormal.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Paranormal in the Indian Buddhist Tradition
- 2. The Enchanted West: The Contemporary Scientific Study of the Paranormal
- 3. Tales of Psychic Phenomena
- 4. Tales of OBEs, NDEs, and Close Encounters
- 5. The Yogin
- 6. The Gift
- 7. Toward a Phenomenology of the Paranormal
- 8. Autobiographical Postscript
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780231561334
- 0231561334
- OCLC:
- 1452600633
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