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To examine accounts and interpretations of human levitation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

They Flew: A History of the Impossible

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Historical narrative explores human levitation in early modern Europe, questioning traditional interpretations.

To examine accounts and interpretations of human levitation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Analysis of archival data and personal testimonies from historical figures.
Discussion of various interpretations of levitation, including skeptical and religious views.
Engagement with existing literature on anomalous experiences.
Demonstrated that levitation accounts often involve altered states of consciousness and ecstatic experiences.
Highlighted the tension between secular skepticism and religious interpretations of levitation.
Questioned the adequacy of modern scientific frameworks in understanding historical human phenomena.

Jeffrey J. Kripal (2026) studied this question.

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Historical narrative explores human levitation in early modern Europe, questioning traditional interpretations.

To examine accounts and interpretations of human levitation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Analysis of archival data and personal testimonies from historical figures.
Discussion of various interpretations of levitation, including skeptical and religious views.
Engagement with existing literature on anomalous experiences.
Demonstrated that levitation accounts often involve altered states of consciousness and ecstatic experiences.
Highlighted the tension between secular skepticism and religious interpretations of levitation.
Questioned the adequacy of modern scientific frameworks in understanding historical human phenomena.

Jeffrey J. Kripal (2026) studied this question.

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