Response to Konrad Talmont-Kaminski’s Review

Embracing Apparitions for Unity

Authors

  • Agnieszka Halemba Polish Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.38249

Keywords:

apparitions, social anthropology, methodology, prosociality, experience

Abstract

Discussion

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Published

2019-04-29

Issue

Section

Discussion: Negotiating Marian Apparitions

How to Cite

Halemba, A. (2019). Response to Konrad Talmont-Kaminski’s Review: Embracing Apparitions for Unity. Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion, 4(2), 197-209. https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.38249