Alternative Spiritualities:Different Personalities? An Enquiry Concerning Paranormal Beliefs And Traditional Religiosity

The present study examined whether belief in the paranormal serves the same psychological functions as traditional religiosity in terms of occupying the same personality space. A sample of 659 14- to 16-year-old secondary school pupils attending four schools in England completed the short-form Junio...

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Authors: Francis, Leslie J. (Author) ; Williams, Emyr (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2009
In: Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 20, Pages: 69-84
Further subjects:B History of religion
B Social sciences
B Religionswissenschaften
B Religion & Gesellschaft
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