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Name of person Image Date of death Details Sisera: 1200 or 1235 BC According to Judges 4–5, the commander of the Canaanite army for King Jabin of Hazor was killed in his sleep when the Kenite woman Jael stabbed him in the temple with a tent peg.
The phrase is often used in the context of paranormal and other pseudoscientific claims. [7] [8] [9] It is also frequently invoked in scientific literature to challenge research proposals, [10] like a new species of Amazonian tapir, [6] biparental inheritance of mitochondrial DNA, [11] or a Holocene "mega-tsunami". [12]
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act I, Scene IV by Henry Fuseli (1789). Hauntology (a portmanteau of haunting and ontology, also spectral studies, spectralities, or the spectral turn) is a range of ideas referring to the return or persistence of elements from the social or cultural past, as in the manner of a ghost.
Lorraine was featured in several episodes of the Discovery series A Haunting, in which she discusses some of the cases the pair worked on as paranormal investigators. [43] Lorraine also appeared on Paranormal State, where she acted as a guest investigator. [44] Both Ed and Lorraine have appeared on Scariest Places on Earth.
Deathbed phenomena refers to a range of paranormal experiences claimed by people who are dying. There are many examples of deathbed phenomena in both non-fiction and fictional literature, which suggests that these occurrences have been noted by cultures around the world for centuries, although scientific study of them is relatively recent.
However, in the same period supernatural intervention was accepted in the form of ordeals that were later also used during witch trials. [13] It is an element of doctrine that demons may be cast out by appropriate sacramental exorcisms. [14] [c] In the Malleus, exorcism is, for example, one of the five ways to overcome the attacks of incubi. [15]
What sets the paranormal apart from other pseudosciences is a reliance on explanations for alleged phenomena that are well outside the bounds of established science. Thus, paranormal phenomena include extrasensory perception (ESP), telekinesis, ghosts, poltergeists, life after death, reincarnation, faith healing, human auras, and so forth.
Brad Steiger (February 19, 1936 – May 6, 2018) was an American writer of fiction and non-fiction works on the paranormal, spirituality, UFOs, true crime and biographies. His books sold well to the public but were widely criticized by academics and skeptics for making far-fetched claims without scientific evidence.