Zur Psychologie von Nahtoderfahrungen in religionswissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Stephanie Gripentrog-Schedel
Universitätsverlag Kiel | Kiel University Publishing eBooks September 1, 2022 DOI: 10.38072/978-3-928794-66-4/p7 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Transpersonal psychology Psychology of religion Epistemology |
| Key points | Argues that the boundaries between science and religion are fluid, as shown by psychological approaches to Near-Death Experiences within Transpersonal Psychology. |
Abstract
In zeitgenössischen religiösen Landschaften sind die Verschränkungen zwischen dem Bereich der Religion und dem Bereich der Psychologie und Psychiatrie vielfältig. In diesem Beitrag wird die psychologische Schule der Transpersonalen Psychologie (TP) und speziell die Arbeit des Psychiaters und LSD-Forschers Stanislav Grof vorgestellt, um die Interferenzen zwischen psychologischen oder therapeutischen Diskursen und religiösen Diskursen zu beleuchten. Von besonderem Interesse sind psychologische Ansätze zu Nahtoderfahrungen (NTE) und deren Produktion religiöser Imaginationen. Auf diese Weise skizziert dieser Beitrag die Grenzen zwischen Wissenschaft und Religion bzw. deren Fließfähigkeit am Beispiel eines spezifischen Diskurses, wie er sich in wissenschaftlichen Ansätzen zu NTE in der TP manifestiert. In contemporary religious landscapes, entanglements between the field of religion and the field of psychology and psychiatry are manifold. The psychological school of Transpersonal Psychology (TP) and specifically the work of the psychiatrist and LSD researcher Stanislav Grof is introduced in this chapter to illuminate the interferences between psychological or therapeutic discourses and religious discourses. Of particular interest are psychological approaches to ›Near-Death Experiences‹ (NDE) and the way in which they produce religious imaginary. This chapter will outline the boundaries between science and religion, or rather the fluidity of such boundaries, using the example of a specific discourse as manifested in scholarly approaches to NDE in TP.
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