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Chapter 3
Reading Assignment: Chapter 3,
The Psychology of Religion
As you read, consider the
following questions and/or ideas:
- Stress, emotion, rituals,
and catharsis in religion
- Yanomamo Religion as
projection of aggression
- The psychological functions
of religion: religion and mental
health
- Altered states of
consciousness: visions and hallucinations--the
neuropsychology of religious experiences
- How are religious trance
states related to socialization,
societal tensions, and personality types?
- What do traditional
religious healers and western
psychotherapists have in common?
Video
Lectures
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Introduction
to The Psychology of Religion (WMV) (MOV) |
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Dreams
among the Iroquois (WMV) (MOV) |
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Dreams
among the Senoi (WMV) (MOV) |
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The
Effect of Religion on Emotions in Day-to-Day
Life (WMV) (MOV) |
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The
Effect of Religion on Attitudes (WMV) (MOV) |
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Piety
among the Apaches (WMV) (MOV) |
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The
Effect of Religion on Mental Health (WMV) (MOV)
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Traditional
Religious Healing vs. Psychotherapy (WMV) (MOV) |
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Navajo
Curing Ceremony (WMV) (MOV)
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Religious
Trances (WMV) (MOV) |
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Brain
Processes and Religious Experiences (WMV) (MOV) |
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Near
Death Experiences (WMV) (MOV) |
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Conclusion
to Chapter 3 (WMV) (MOV)
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Lecture Notes
Chapter 3 lecture notes (PDF)
Quiz
Chapter 3 quiz (HTML)
Images
Chapter 3 images (HTML)
Additional
Resources
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by the Contributing Authors.
Cite/attribute Resource.
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