ABSTRACT

This book takes what is often referred to as the "supernatural" to be normal natural phenomena that are closely linked to the neurobiology of the human species. Reflecting the neurocultural and biocultural perspective, the chapters cover phenomena such as out-of-body experiences, ghosts, and experiences of spirit entities. The contributors consider the "supernatural" as emerging from innate neurobiological structures and functions, and reflecting known neurobiological processes that explain their universality and persistence.

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

The supernatural

A range of neurocultural phenomena

chapter Chapter 2|19 pages

Supernatural and the invisible

A biogenetic structural account

chapter Chapter 8|24 pages

Extraordinary knowing within the framework of natural science

Toward a theory of “scientific mysticism”