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Parapsychology-Science Or Magic?:

A Psychological Perspective
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Pergamon Press, 1981 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 224 pages

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Contents

Introduction
1
Magic Religion and Science
7
The Psychology of Belief
39
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Parapsychology, science or magic?: a psychological perspective
Parapsychology, science or magic?: a psychological perspective
James E. Alcock
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About the author (1981)

professor of psychology at York University, Toronto.

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TitleParapsychology-Science Or Magic?: A Psychological Perspective
Foundations & philosophy of science & technology
Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies
Pergamon international library
Philosophy of Science & Technology
Scots Philosophical Monographs
AuthorJames E. Alcock
PublisherPergamon Press, 1981
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized11 Nov 2008
ISBN0080257739, 9780080257730
Length224 pages
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Body, Mind & Spirit / General
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