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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Authors: Emmons, Charles F. (Author) ; Sobal, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 1981
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1981, Volume: 22, Issue: 4, Pages: 301-312
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