Experiential Validity: Psychological Approaches to the Sacred
Afier giving a short introduction to Implicit Religion, this paper points out mutual benefits from linking psychology to the study of Implicit Religion. By employing accumulated knowledge of human cognition, behaviour and emotion, and making use of the apparatus of validated methodology, psychology...
| Published in: | Implicit religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2011]
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| In: |
Implicit religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Sanctification B Well-being B spirituality selftranscendence B Behavioral ethics B Psychology B RELIGIOUS psychology B Implicit Religion B meaning in life B Desecration |
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| Summary: | Afier giving a short introduction to Implicit Religion, this paper points out mutual benefits from linking psychology to the study of Implicit Religion. By employing accumulated knowledge of human cognition, behaviour and emotion, and making use of the apparatus of validated methodology, psychology can facilitate access to individual perceptions of the sacred and explore their consequences on attitudes, action, and personal well-being. Brief insights into the psychological research lines that are present in the Issue at hand are provided. Recent developments in research on meaning in life, selftranscendence, spirituality, and sanctification are described. Fruitful links to the study ofImplicit Religion are proposed, suggestingfurther research on topics such as effects of implicit religiosity on personal, interpersonal, institutional and societal levels; the functioning of implicit-religious meaning systems in stressful circumstances ofpeople's lives; the distinction ofhorizontal and vertical selftranscendence, and overlaps in the discourses of spirituality and Implicit Religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.v14i4.387 |