Paranormal belief, schizotypy, and transliminality

Journal of Parapsychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-141

  Dagnall, Neil ^a   Munley, Gary ^a   Parker, Andrew ^a   Drinkwater, Ken ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paranormal belief; Schizotypy; Transliminality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955724219     PISSN: 00223387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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