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| ISBN-13: | 9781616147419 |
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| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 05/07/2013 |
| Pages: | 450 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
Joe Nickell (Amherst, NY) has been called "the modern Sherlock Holmes" and "the real-life Scully" (from The X Files). Since 1995 he has been the world's only full-time, professional, science-based paranormal investigator. His careful, often-innovative investigations have won him international respect in a field charged with controversy. He is the author of numerous books, including most recently The Science of Ghosts: Searching for Spirits of the Dead. See www.joenickell.com for more.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Introduction: Toward a Science of Miracles 13
Part 1 Miraculous Effigies
Chapter 1 Miracle Idols 19
Chapter 2 Miracle Statue of Belgium 23
Chapter 3 The Idol of Pachacamac 27
Chapter 4 The Holy Image of Guadalupe 31
Chapter 5 The Painting That Performs a Miracle 35
Chapter 6 Jesus under the Microscope 41
Chapter 7 Snapshot Miracles 45
Chapter 8 Grilled-Cheese Madonna 51
Chapter 9 Animated Images: The "New" Idolatry 57
Chapter 10 A Weeping Icon and the Crime Laboratory 65
Chapter 11 The Case of the Miracle Oil 71
Chapter 12 Hindu Statues That Drink Milk 79
Chapter 13 The Statues That Glow 83
Part 2 Magical Relics
Chapter 14 The True Cross: Chaucer, Calvin, and Relic Mongers 91
Chapter 15 The Holy Blood 101
Chapter 16 The Image of Edessa Revealed 105
Chapter 17 The Holy Mandylion: A Déjà-View 111
Chapter 18 Miracle or Fraud? The Turin Shroud 119
Chapter 19 Artistry and the Shroud 129
Chapter 20 Oviedo's Holy Sudarium 133
Chapter 21 Miraculous Relics 139
Chapter 22 In Search of the Emerald Grail 149
Chapter 23 St. James's Miraculous Relics 157
Chapter 24 "Incorruptible" Corpses 169
Part 3 Miracle Healings
Chapter 25 Jesus' Healings 175
Chapter 26 Lourdes and Other Healing Waters 183
Chapter 27 The Belgian Lourdes 187
Chapter 28 Miracle Dirt of Chimayó 191
Chapter 29 Peter Popoff's "Gift of Knowledge" 197
Chapter 30 Benny Hinn's Miracle Crusades 205
Chapter 31 Spiritist Healer: "John of God" 213
Chapter 32 Healings by a "Victim Soul" 219
Part 4 Visionary Experiences
Chapter 33 Jesus' Resurrection Apparitions 225
Chapter 34 "Visions" behind The Passion 233
Chapter 35 Eucharistic Signs 241
Chapter 36 The Secrets of Fatima 249
Chapter 37 The Medjugorje Phenomenon 257
Chapter 38 Guardian Angel Encounters 261
Chapter 39 Heaven's Stenographer 269
Chapter 40 The Mormon Seer 277
Chapter 41 Visits from the Beyond 285
Part 5 Saintly Powers
Chapter 42 Miracles-or Parables? 297
Chapter 43 Miracle Worker of Amsterdam 309
Chapter 44 Mysteries of Popular Saints 315
Chapter 45 Tijuana's Murderer "Saint" 319
Chapter 46 Stigmata: Wounds of Christ 323
Chapter 47 The Case of Padre Pío 335
Chapter 48 Stigmata of a Convert 341
Chapter 49 Taking Up Serpents 347
Chapter 50 Additional Pentecostal Powers 355
Chapter 51 Loretto Staircase: St. Joseph's Miracle Carpentry? 359
Part 6 The Devil's Work?
Chapter 52 Exorcising Demons 369
Chapter 53 Horror at Amityville 381
Chapter 54 Demon Victims I Have Known 385
Chapter 55 Satan's Step 391
Chapter 56 Footprints of the Devil? 395
Chapter 57 Fire from Heaven-or Hell? 403
Notes 407
References 410
Index 442