عنوان

Dissociation in Religion and Spirituality:

Number

LA115857

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Dissociation in Religion and Spirituality:

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[Article]

Other Title Information

God Images and Religious Rituals in the Context of Dissociative Experiences among a Sample of German Adults

First Statement of Responsibility

Sarah Demmrich, Uwe Wolfradt, Michael Domsgen, et al.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Following Schumaker's () theory that dissociation is induced by religious rituals, this study assesses the relation between religious ritual and depersonalization, including the influence of the God image on this relation. The Scale for Assessment of Depersonalization Experiences (Wolfradt, ), the Religious Ritual Scale (Maranell, ) and the God Image Inventory (Lawrence, ) were administered to 156 German adults from different religious groups (traditional churches, New Religious Movements [NRMs], Bahá'i). The results show an increased experience of depersonalization when rituals are valued but not performed frequently. Members of NRMs and the Bahá'i religion perform rituals more often, but do not cherish them more and also do not experience depersonalization more often. A non-accepting God image was connected with depersonalization. Finally, a positive God image can be regarded as a protective factor which weakens the relation between importance of ritual and experience of depersonalization. Following Schumaker's () theory that dissociation is induced by religious rituals, this study assesses the relation between religious ritual and depersonalization, including the influence of the God image on this relation. The Scale for Assessment of Depersonalization Experiences (Wolfradt, ), the Religious Ritual Scale (Maranell, ) and the God Image Inventory (Lawrence, ) were administered to 156 German adults from different religious groups (traditional churches, New Religious Movements [NRMs], Bahá'i). The results show an increased experience of depersonalization when rituals are valued but not performed frequently. Members of NRMs and the Bahá'i religion perform rituals more often, but do not cherish them more and also do not experience depersonalization more often. A non-accepting God image was connected with depersonalization. Finally, a positive God image can be regarded as a protective factor which weakens the relation between importance of ritual and experience of depersonalization.

Date of Publication

2013

Physical description

229-241

Title

Journal of Empirical Theology

Volume Number

26/2

International Standard Serial Number

1570-9256

Subject Term

Christianity

Subject Term

depersonalization

Subject Term

God image

Subject Term

New Religious Movements

Subject Term

ritual

Michael Domsgen

Sarah Demmrich

Uwe Wolfradt

Call Number

10.1163/15709256-12341276

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[Article]

275578

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