“…Their anthropological-historical analysis focuses on the relations between discipleship and households, on the models of contact with the supernatural world, and on cohabitation among distinct religious groups. …”

“…How can we explain the nature and origin of selves and aims without resorting to supernatural forces or explaining them away as nothing but cause-and-effect mechanisms?…”

“….” -- Episode 10: Explore the Church’s conviction that life here and now is preparation for an extraordinary world that is yet to come – a supernatural destiny. Father Barron presents the Catholic vision of death, judgment, heaven, hell and purgatory as he journeys to Florence, Ireland and Rome…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Haas -- Country of origin information, technologies of suspicion, and the erasure of the supernatural in African refugee claims / Benjamin N. …”

“…Hauge examines the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, uniquely the only 'parable' that is set within a supernatural context. The parables characteristically feature concrete realities of first-century Mediterranean life, but the majority of Luke 16:19-31 is narrated from the perspective of the tormented dead. …”

“…Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. …”

“…Modern stage magic does not claim any supernatural effect, but rather presents technically generated illusions, whose modes of operation, however, it conceals. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Norden -- The bite at the beginning : encoding evil through film title design / Matthew Soar -- Screening evil in history : Rope, Compulsion, Scarface, Richard III / Linda Bradley Salamon -- The radical monism of Alfred Hitchcock / Mike Frank -- Natural evil in the horror film : Alfred Hitchcock's The birds / Cynthia Freeland -- "The devil made me do it" : representing evil and disarticulating mind/body in the supernatural serial killer film / Matt Hills and Steven Jay Schneider -- Virtue, vice, and the Harry Potter universe / Thomas Hibbs -- Training day and The shield : evil cops and the taint of blackness / Robin R. …”

“…The Greek myths are characteristically fabulous; they are full of monsters, metamorphoses, and the supernatural. However, they could be told in other ways as well. …”

“…Decades later, Gideon’s life is upended when he discovers an enormous stone in the local woods whose mysterious—and possibly supernatural—appearance begins to unravel his understanding of truth, faith, and how much we can trust our own perceptions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “… Sex machine / Nutbush city limits / Troglodyte (Cave man) / Cloud nine / Supernatural thing / Hey big brother / Take a letter Maria / I cant́ leave you alone / Doctor's orders / I found sunshine / Stoned Love / Up on the roof / Psychedelic shack / Hold on I'm comin' / Do the push and pull / It's been so long / All day music / Here comes the night / Tell it like it is / With you I'm born again / Nathan Jones / Masterpiece / Green onions / Slippin- into darkness / I can feel my love rising / Sweet soul music / Papa was a rolling stone / Me and baby brother / I just want to celebrate / Dancing in the street / Baby love / Soul man / Ball of confusion / Get ready / Rock your baby / Bertha Butt boogie / For God's sake (give more power to the people) / (I know) I'm losing you / Do the Funky Chicken / Love really hurts without you / I ain't lying / Do the Funky / You got me running / Baby / Love child / Superstar / Bring it on home / It's in his kiss (Shoop shoop song) / Rescue me / Hot pants (live)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…""Front Matter""; ""Front Cover""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Introduction to SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodem Thought""; ""Table Of Contents""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Jewish Theology and Process Thought""; ""The Prophetic Faith in a Secular Age""; ""A Process Theory of Torah and Mitzvot""; ""Judaism and Process Thought: Between Naturalism and Supernaturalism""; ""Judaism and Process Theology: Parallel Concerns and Challenging Tensions""; ""The ""Essence"" of Judaism: A Process-Relational Critique""…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…General Ethnography -- Material Culture -- Dress and Decoration -- Miscellaneous Material Items -- Dwellings -- Weapons -- Stolen and Traded Goods -- Subsistence -- Gathering -- Agriculture -- Hunting -- Horses -- General Social Organization -- Bands -- Marriage -- Chieftains -- Warfare -- Religious and Ceremonial Life -- Dances -- War Ceremonies -- Petroglyphs -- Other Ceremonies -- Shamans, Curing, and Supernatural Power -- Death and Burial -- Other Beliefs and Customs -- Games -- Counting -- Language -- 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Practices of contact with the supernatural / Los primeros grupos de discípulos en Galilea / Del movimiento campesino de Jesús al grupo Q. …”

“…This essay in cultural anthropology provides a comprehensive view of the way primitive people in all parts of the world once utilized knots; mnemonic knots—to record dates, numbers, and cultural traditions; magic knots—to cure diseases, bewitch enemies, and control the forces of nature; and practical knots—to tie things and hold things together.In his discussion of mnemonic knots, the author analyzes the Peruvian quipus (or knotcalendars and knotrecords) and suggests that the Inca astronomerpriests, known to have been accurate observers of the movements of the planets, may also have been able to predict the dates of lunar eclipses; and he shows how it is possible to manipulate the Ina abacus in accordance with the decimal system.His treatment of magic knots includes instances from Babylonian times to the present, with curious examples of the supernatural power attributed to the Hercules knot (i.e., the square knot) in Egypt, Greece, and Rome. …”

“…In each case, the charges involved a combination of supernatural activities, including potion-brewing and cult activity; the defendants were all women. …”

“…Can we live together in healthy and productive social networks without reproducing the superstitious beliefs and segregative behaviors that are engendered and nurtured by shared ritual engagement with imagined supernatural agents? In this provocative and timely book, Shults provides scientific and philosophical resources for answering these questions…”

“…Organised thematically, discussing the causes of human action, the role of practical reasoning, the stages of action, the specification of moral action, and an act's supernatural and natural worth, each chapter compares the three main figures on the same set of issues. …”