Chapter 3
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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
| Introduction to The Psychology of Religion (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Dreams among the Iroquois (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Dreams among the Senoi (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| The Effect of Religion on Emotions in Day-to-Day Life (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| The Effect of Religion on Attitudes (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Piety among the Apaches (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| The Effect of Religion on Mental Health (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Traditional Religious Healing vs. Psychotherapy (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Navajo Curing Ceremony (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Religious Trances (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Brain Processes and Religious Experiences (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Near Death Experiences (WMV) (MOV) | |||
| Conclusion to Chapter 3 (WMV) (MOV) | |||
Lecture Notes
Chapter 3 lecture notes (PDF)
Quiz
Chapter 3 quiz (HTML)
Images
Chapter 3 images (HTML)
Additional Resources
- Shamanism - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism
- Dream Interpretation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_interpretation
- Senoi of Malaysia: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senoi
- Near Death Experiences - http://www.near-death.com/
- Gnostic - http://gnosis.org/gnintro.htm
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