Modern Miracles

The Story of Sathya Sai Baba: A Modern Day Prophet
Langbeschreibung
Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most famous Swami's, was one of the most enigmatic and remarkable religious figures in recent times. Millions followed him and accepted his claim of being a modern day Avatar - a God Man.
Modern Miracles is the result of four decades of investigation into the apparently miraculous phenomena associated with Sai Baba. This revised edition greatly expands upon earlier editions which were published in the 1980s under the titles Miracles Are my Visiting Cards and Modern Miracles. There followed translations in 11 languages that resulted in 17 editions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface by Joop M. Houtkooper PhD. ...xi Foreword by Karlis Osis PhD. ... xiii Introduction... xvii Part I We Are Intrigued ... Face-To-Face With Th e Miracle Worker ... "Look At Your Ring" ... How Real? ... "No One Can Comprehend My Glory" ... No Experiments - What Next? ... Observations By Indian Scientists ... The Mangoes Did It ... The Raja Of Venkatagiri ... 'Ask For Whatever You Want' ... He Vanished Before His Devotees Very Eyes ... "You Will Not Be Able To Explain It" ... Figs From Any Tree ... "Enjoy Th ese Days Now" ... The Singers ... An Ex-Devotee ... The Abandoned Brother ... Baba's Spiritual Desciple ... A Westerner in India: Dr. Roerich ... Part II The Indian Critics ... Some Noteworthy Numbers ... A Few Paralells ... Manifestations of Religous Myths and Symbols ... Raising the Dead ... The Dazzling Light ... Teleportation, Swift Movements or What? ... Bilocation? ... Extrasensory Perception... Part III Baba's Reaction ... What Does He Teach? ... The Hyderabad Television Incident ... The Western Critics ... Attempt On Sai Baba's Life? ... Search For Normal Explanations ... The Pellet Th eory... Perplexing Observations ... Distant Phenomena ... Passing On - Th e Mahasamadhi ... The Question of 'Proof' ... How to explain: A Final Look ... References ... Index ...
Erlendur Haraldsson is Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. He studied at the Universities of Freiburg and Munich in Germany and at the University of Virginia, and was a visiting professor in the United States and Germany. He has been an active researcher, published over 70 technical papers in scientific journals, and written six books which have appeared in numerous translations and editions, among them are The Departed among the Living, At the Hour of Death (with Karlis Osis), and Modern Miracles. Documentaries have been made of his studies of children who claim to remember past lives, such as by the BBC.
ISBN-13:
9781908733252
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
16.07.2013
Seiten:
412
Autor:
Erlendur Haraldsson Ph. D.
Gewicht:
666 g
Format:
229x152x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch

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