Paranormal Beliefs: Functional Alternatives to Mainstream Religion?
Using a 1978 national Gallup poll, we test the hypothesis that belief in nonreligious paranormal phenomena is a functional alternative to religion. Results indicate that those with no religious preference, or for whom religious beliefs are unimportant, are more likely to believe in nonreligious and...
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Sage Publications
1981
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Review of religious research
Year: 1981, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 301-312 |
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