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

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

Citation: admin. (2005, August 02). Chapter 3. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Free Online Course Materials — USU OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.usu.edu/Anthropology/Anthropology_of_Religion/topic3.htm.