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The Serpent's Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion
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Crossing Boundaries: Essays on the Ethical Status of Mysticism
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The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge
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Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred
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A documentary based on the book by Jeffrey J. Kripal.
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Balagangadhara, S.N.; Sarah Claerhout (Spring 2008).
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edited with Rachel Fell McDermott (California, 2003)
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has questioned the view and approach Kripal takes in
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