Embracing Apparitions for Unity

Agnieszka Halemba on a Marian Apparition Site

Authors

  • Konrad Talmont-Kaminski University of Bialystok

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.37552

Keywords:

apparitions, social anthropology, methodology, prosociality, experience

Abstract

Discussion

Author Biography

  • Konrad Talmont-Kaminski, University of Bialystok

    Faculty of History and Sociology
    Associate Professor

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Published

2019-04-29

Issue

Section

Discussion: Negotiating Marian Apparitions

How to Cite

Talmont-Kaminski, K. (2019). Embracing Apparitions for Unity: Agnieszka Halemba on a Marian Apparition Site. Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion, 4(2), 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.37552

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