The Faith Healers

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non-fiction book

The Faith Healers is a non-fiction book by skeptic and magician James Randi that critically investigates and exposes the methods and fraud behind purported faith healing practices.

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instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
about James Randi’s investigations of healers ⓘ
critical examination of miracle claims ⓘ
exposure of fraudulent healing practices ⓘ
financial exploitation of believers ⓘ
investigative work by skeptics ⓘ
methods used by faith healers ⓘ
psychological techniques in faith healing ⓘ
stagecraft in religious healing services ⓘ
author James Randi ⓘ
authorOccupation magician ⓘ
paranormal investigator ⓘ
skeptic ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fieldOfStudy magic and illusion (explanatory use) ⓘ
parapsychology (critical) ⓘ
psychology of belief ⓘ
religious studies (critical) ⓘ
genre investigative journalism ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality Canadian-American ⓘ
hasForm book ⓘ
hasPerspective scientific ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ
hasTheme consumer protection from fraud ⓘ
deception in religious contexts ⓘ
importance of evidence ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
skeptics ⓘ
students of religion and paranormal claims ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject evangelical Christianity ⓘ
faith healing ⓘ
paranormal claims ⓘ
religious fraud ⓘ
skepticism ⓘ
televangelism ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
movement scientific skepticism ⓘ
notableFor critical analysis of prominent faith healers ⓘ
detailed exposure of faith healing techniques ⓘ
influencing public skepticism about faith healing ⓘ
positionOnTopic argues that many faith healings are fraudulent ⓘ
critical of faith healing ⓘ
supports scientific skepticism ⓘ
relatedWork An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural ⓘ
Flim-Flam! ⓘ
workOf James Randi ⓘ

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James Randi → notableWork → The Faith Healers ⓘ
Randall James Hamilton Zwinge → notableWork → The Faith Healers ⓘ