Gould and the Fairies
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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