'Religious Experience' and Socialization: A response to David Hay
The universality of religious experience is affirmed by Hay. This lends some confirmation to the theses of James and Schleiermacher and disconfirms the views of Marx, Durkheim, and Freud. However, the spontaneity of such experiences is questioned in light of the imperative that all experience is bot...
| Published in: | The international journal for the psychology of religion |
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[1994]
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Summary: | The universality of religious experience is affirmed by Hay. This lends some confirmation to the theses of James and Schleiermacher and disconfirms the views of Marx, Durkheim, and Freud. However, the spontaneity of such experiences is questioned in light of the imperative that all experience is both conditioned and shaped by culture. The human being is essentially social and is interfused with everyday life in a manner that Hay seems to ignore. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Reference: | Kritik von "'The Biology of God' (1994)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0401_2 |