The Religious Predisposition
This article first predicts, on the basis of an analysis of deep absorption, a number of features of mystical and related states of consciousness. It then observes that these very same features appear in beliefs held by people who have never experienced deep absorption. Moreover, many people engage...
| Published in: | Method & theory in the study of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-227 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religiosity
/ Disposition (Psychology)
/ Mystical experience
/ State of consciousness
/ Spiritual experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Memory
B mental absorption B Mystical Experience B lantern consciousness B mystical thought |
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| Summary: | This article first predicts, on the basis of an analysis of deep absorption, a number of features of mystical and related states of consciousness. It then observes that these very same features appear in beliefs held by people who have never experienced deep absorption. Moreover, many people engage in activities that, though not normally leading to deep absorption, bring about lesser states of absorption. The article will propose an answer to the question how it is that many people are influenced in their beliefs and practices by experiences (deep absorption) they have not had. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341504 |