Essays about: "secular spirituality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words secular spirituality.

  1. 1. The Challenges of Goenka’s Vipassana : How Participants of the Ten-Day Course Make Sense of the Intense Internal Experiences Induced by Vipassana Meditation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap

    Author : Jan Wallentin; [2023]
    Keywords : Goenka; dhamma; Vipassana; meditation; meditation retreats; ten-day course; energe-like somatic experiences ELSE ; adverse experiences; anomalous experiences; subtle energy; Theravada Buddhism; modern Buddhism; body psychotherapy; secular spirituality; new spirituality; phenomenography; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : In this study, 28 individuals were interviewed about their experiences and interpretations of S. N. Goenka’s ten-day Vipassana course, which involves intense meditation practices. READ MORE

  3. 2. NAVIGATING THE SACRED AND SECULAR A Qualitative Exploration of the Compatibility of Science and Spirituality in Modern Western Society

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Henderson Anna; [2020-11-13]
    Keywords : Science; spirituality; holism; postsecularism; paradigm shift; philosophy of science;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the views of five informants regarding the compatibility of science and spirituality. Three research questions help us explore the informants’ views on science, spirituality, the relationship between them, the potential bridging of the two fields and what changes they understand to be important to the current way of seeing these two fields. READ MORE

  4. 3. Must God be dead in Swedish feminist research?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isabella Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : firstness; religion; tradition; politics of naming; spirituality; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis has two aims. Firstly, to explore and challenge the secularist tradition in Swedish gender studies, as well as, the secularist ideology in the conceptualisation and treatment of religious topics and subject positions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Two Worldview Perspectives on Death: Mayan & Swedish Attitudes toward Death

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Marcos Lopez Macal; [2018]
    Keywords : Mayan; Swedish; Attitudes toward death; Mysticism; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; death; worldviews; Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Death is life ́s companion, it has existed throughout the history of humanity and of all living things. Mayan culture represents one of the oldest civilizations native to the American continent and is renowned for its traditions and spirituality. Sweden is recognized as a modern-day industrialized, technologically advanced, and secular society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Enhet av olika slag: En komparativ studie av Amma och Bhagavans Oneness rörelse i Indien och Sverige

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Elin Thorsén; [2013-08-06]
    Keywords : New Age; Indian spirituality; Oneness movement; Kalki Bhagavan; Deeksha; Globalization and religion; Cross-cultural studies;

    Abstract : The process of globalization is today an increasingly integrated component within the academic field of religious studies. As more and more religious movements work as transnational agents, and have the ability to spread to new cultures very rapidly, the need to study religion from a global perspective has become more important. READ MORE