The Category of the Supernatural: A Valid Anthropological Term?

This paper is a survey of the anthropological literature pertaining to the term "supernatural". It considers a number of questions: Is the distinction between natural and supernatural universal? Can the distinction be applied to non-western cultures? What does the term mean as a cultural c...

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Main Author: Dein, Simon 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Religion compass
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 35-44
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Supranaturalism / Definition / Application / Interculturality / Anthropology of religion
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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