The persistence of spiritual experience among churchgoing and non-churchgoing Italians: sociological and psychological perspectives

The study presented in this article draws on theories and methods developed within the psychology of religion to examine, from a fresh perspective, a problem established within the sociology of religion: the ‘oddity of the Italian situation'. The study employs the notion of openness to mystical...

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Authors: Giordan, Giuseppe 1966- (Author) ; Francis, Leslie J. 1947- (Author) ; Crea, Giuseppe 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2018]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 447-465
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Italy / Church attendance / Spiritual experience
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KBJ Italy
Further subjects:B Mysticism
B Italy
B Secularisation
B Spiritual Experience
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