2023-05-01 12:43:49
PSYCHOLOGY – If it evolves in time and space, the figure of the ghost or the ghost is universal. After the fashion for UFOs in the 80s, it is currently on the rise.
Whether ghosts exist or not, there are plenty of reasons to see them. ” Ghosts or ghosts are a universal belief, with variations depending on the culture», explains Jean-Bruno Renard, anthropologist and emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Montpellier 3, author of the book “Le Merveilleux” (CNRS Éditions). For example, in Brittany, stories are told of the ghosts of the dead at sea. In Japan, these are rather stories of avenging ghosts of the aristocratic class, of mothers who died in childbirth, that is to say of ghosts who were unable to complete a mission in their lifetime ».
The stronger a belief, the greater the number of experiences associated with it. ” A skeptic would think “I only believe what I see” but for someone who is convinced of the existence of ghosts, it is rather: I only see what I believe. notes Jean-Bruno Renard. After studying the testimonies of people declaring to see…
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