History of European Ideas
July 4, 2017
Ayon Maharaj
10 citations
In a letter written in 1927, the French writer Romain Rolland asked Sigmund Freud to analyse the ‘oceanic feeling,’ a religious feeling of oneness with the entire universe. I will argue that Rolland’s intentions in introducing the oceanic feeling to Freud were much more complex, multifaceted, and critical than most scholars have acknowledged. To this end, I will examine Rolland’s views on...
Российский психологический журнал
June 30, 2017
G. T. Krasilnikov, F. V. Malchinsky, Олешко Татьяна Ивановна
1 citation
Introduction. The present paper analyses the origination of the quantum psychology concept, its main proposition and features, which correspond to the status of marginal science (parapsychology). Particular attention is paid to psychological characteristics of the individuals who study parapsychological phenomena. Theoretical Basis. In the second half of the 20th century postmodern changes have...
Pro-Fil
June 29, 2017
Ondřej Vrabeľ
1 citation
Přispěvek se zabýva analýzou Jamesova pojeti naboženske zkusenosti představene v knize The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). Text sleduje zakladni obsahovou strukturu Varieties , rekonstruuje Jamesův přistup ke zkoumani naboženske zkusenosti a kriticky reflektuje předkladana stanoviska. Postupně se proto zabýva mysticismem , filosofii a vědou o naboženstvi jakožto možnými garanty osobni...
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History
June 28, 2017
Blake Slonecker
Abstract: In the decade after 1965, radicals responded to the alienating features of America’s technocratic society by developing alternative cultures that emphasized authenticity, individualism, and community. The counterculture emerged from a handful of 1950s bohemian enclaves, most notably the Beat subcultures in the Bay Area and Greenwich Village. But new influences shaped an eclectic and...
Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa
June 28, 2017
A. Truța
This article comprises the contributions and the original expressions/formulations of the Russian theologian Paul Evdokimov in his efforts to present the essence of the mystical life within the eastern tradition. The current study gathers explanations related to apophatic theology, epektasis, the knowledge of God, the mystical experience and the integration of culture in the ecclesiastical...
June 15, 2017
Alim Roswantoro
The article tries to philosophically explore the Iqbal’s notion of mysticism and the mystic’s attitude in facing the world life. The exploration is focused on his concept of mystical experience and the negation of the self-negating quietism. And from this conception, this writing efforts to withdraw the implication to the passive-active attitude of the worldly life. It is the philosophical...
Religions
June 8, 2017
Kyriacos C. Markides
3 citations
It is generally assumed by western scholars and spiritual seekers that mystical, experiential religion and spirituality are primarily a hallmark of the far East, as exemplified by Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and tribal religions like native American shamanism. In this overview, based on thirty years of field research as a sociologist, I have tried to show that such mystical practices and...
Review of General Psychology
May 1, 2017
David Bryce Yaden, Jonathan Haidt, Ralph W. Hood et al.
682 citations
Various forms of self-loss have been described as aspects of mental illness (e.g., depersonalization disorder), but might self-loss also be related to mental health? In this integrative review and proposed organizational framework, we focus on self-transcendent experiences (STEs)—transient mental states marked by decreased self-salience and increased feelings of connectedness. We first identify...
Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
April 27, 2017
Leslie J. Francis, A. Village, R. Powell
Quest-religious orientation among church leaders signifies a style of leadership committed to religious explorations more than to religious certainties. For this study, we set out to explore the extent to which quest orientation among a sample of 1,265 religious church leaders who participated in the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey was a function of psychological predisposition,...
Neuropsychopharmacology
April 27, 2017
Matthias E. Liechti
230 citations
All modern clinical studies using the classic hallucinogen lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in healthy subjects or patients in the last 25 years are reviewed herein. There were five recent studies in healthy participants and one in patients. In a controlled setting, LSD acutely induced bliss, audiovisual synesthesia, altered meaning of perceptions, derealization, depersonalization, and mystical...