Surveys of Anomalous Experience in Chinese, Japanese, and American Samples

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2590850
AutoresJames Mcclenon (Elizabeth City State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1993
Volumen54
Número3
Páginas295
Fecha de publicación1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociology of Religion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1069-4404 • E-ISSN: 1759-8818
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3711723
OpenAlexW2042879112
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas1

Scholars often assume that religious preference, religiosity, and scientific training affect the incidence of anomalous experiences. Caucasian-American, African-American, Chinese, and Japanese college students were polled regarding déjà vu, night paralysis, extrasensory perception (ESP), contact with the dead, out-of-body experience (OBE), and belief in ESP. Although the incidence of reported episode varied cross-culturally, knowledge of a respondent's religious preference, self-reported religiosity, or scientific training provided little predictive capacity regarding frequency of anomalous experience or belief in ESP. These findings contradict prevalent assumptions regarding anomalous experience and occult belief

Alternative medicine · Occult · Political science · Preference · Religiosity · Respondent · Clinical Psychology · Law · Medicine · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology