Essays about: "religionspsykologi"
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1. Do Not Forsake Me, O God. Doctrinal Representation of God, Dualistic Literalism, and Attachment to God
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : The present study examines the relationship between individuals’ doctrinal and experiential representation of God, by inquiring for associations between dualistic literalism and attachment to God. By dualistic literalism is meant the cognitive beliefs that reality is dualistically divided into good and evil; that God has given humanity a complete guide to what is good, that should be interpreted literally; and that the consequences of not submitting to God, and thus being on the wrong side of this dualistically divided reality, are disastrous. READ MORE
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2. PSYCHOSOCIAL- AND MEANING-MAKING FUNCTIONS OF PRAYER IN THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF MUSLIMS IN SWEDEN : – A study in the field of psychology of religion.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ReligionspsykologiAbstract : In the psychology of religion, prayer is one area which has received relatively small attention in the past. In the case of Muslim prayer, with a few exceptions, the field is yet to be explored. READ MORE
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3. The Army of God : An examination of religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ReligionspsykologiAbstract : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine psychological processes that can contribute to religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective in relation to the collective meaning-system of the Christian militant anti-abortion movement the Army of God. The study applied a single-case design and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 3 prominent figures within Army of God, as well as through 43 qualitative documents and 4 autobiographical books. READ MORE
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4. Religious perspectives on Existential questions : A Psychological Examination of the Centrality of Religion in relation to Meaning-systems
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ReligionspsykologiAbstract : This thesis aims to investigate to what extent the centrality of religion influences the existential aspects of an individual’s meaning-system. To do this I used a meaning-system framework and a qualitative approach in which I gathered information through a questionnaire based on the Centrality of the Religious Meaning System Scale and by conducting 8 semi-structured interviews with young adults in Uppsala, Sweden. READ MORE
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5. Religiosity and the Development of Ego-Identity : A sequential mixed-methods study of the enculturation and acculturation process of Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ReligionspsykologiAbstract : The purpose of the current sequential mixed-methods study is to bring further knowledge to the field of psychology of religion concerning the role of religion for Assyrians/Syrians in Sweden. Guiding the current study are theories concerning enculturation, acculturation, ego-identity, ritualization and communitas. READ MORE
