No Sacred Cows: Investigating Myths, Cults, and the Supernatural

by David G. McAfee and Yvette d'Entremont

Book Overview

While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634311183
• ISBN13: 9781634311182
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"