Gould and the Fairies

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Branford, Anna (2011) Gould and the Fairies. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 22 (1). pp. 89-103. ISSN 1035-8811 (print) 1757-6547 (online)

Abstract

This paper examines Stephen Jay Gould’s concept of science and religion as ‘nonoverlapping magisteria’ with reference to Spiritualism, specifically the case of the Cottingley fairies. It argues that this is a case in which the magisteria are neither separate nor overlapping but instead exist in a far more complex relationship. Through an exploration of this complexity, this paper offers discussion of the relationship between religion and science. In doing so, it problematises the common use of the terms ‘faith’ and ‘belief’ to characterise the experience of religious conviction.

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Item type	Article
URI	https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/9253
DOI	10.1111/j.1757-6547.2011.00105.x
Subjects	Historical > FOR Classification > 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields Historical > FOR Classification > 2204 Religion and Religious Traditions Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Social Sciences and Psychology Historical > SEO Classification > 970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies
Keywords	ResPubID23912, Stephen Jay Gould, Nonoverlapping magisteria
Citations in Scopus	2 - View on Scopus
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