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Ralph Hood
July 18, 1942 (age 84)Denver, Colorado, USA
Ralph Wilbur Hood is an American professor of psychology at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His "Mysticism scale," based on Walter Stace's distinction between "introverted" and "extroverted" mysticism, was developed in the 1970s, and is a well-known research instrument for mystical experiences. Hood is also well known for researching snake handling in the Appalachian Mountains.
