{"product_id":"the-construction-of-the-supernatural-in-euro-american-cultures-something-nice-about-vampires-paperback","title":"The Construction of the Supernatural in Euro-American Cultures: Something Nice about Vampires - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenson Saler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald Wiebe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLuther H. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes aspects of the concept of the supernatural from the intellectual history of Euro-American cultures. These samplings shed light on issues in the study of religions and religion rather than attempting to provide either a lineally coherent or exhaustive account of a somewhat fraught and complicated notion. Observations include uses of the term among the ancient Greeks and medieval Christian theologians and 19th- and 20th-century social scientists. This book highlights more recent academics who draw on the cognitive and evolutionary sciences in attempting to make sense of recurrent features of the representations and meta-representations of different cultures. This includes such counter-intuitive notions as \"the mysterious\" among the Wayuu of Columbia and Venezuela and \"vampires\" in Europe and North America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These observations are concluded in a final essay - \"Toward a Realistic and Relevant Science of Religion\" - which presents considered opinions on how we might draw on the cognitive and evolutionary sciences to establish the foundations for a genuinely scientific study of religions and religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenson Saler sadly passed away shortly after writing this book. An appreciation of his work, written by Armin W. Geertz, is included in this volume.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenson Saler\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Brandeis University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51873411399968,"sku":"9781350239531","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/SAuIdC1h7g9781350239531.webp?v=1781717401","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-construction-of-the-supernatural-in-euro-american-cultures-something-nice-about-vampires-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}