Methodological Exclusion of the Transcendent? Implications for Theory and Research in Religion, Spirituality and Health

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作者
Moreira-Almeida, Alexander [1 ]
Hood Jr, Ralph W. [2 ]
机构
[1] Fed Univ Juiz Fora UFJF, Res Ctr Spiritual & Hlth NUPES, Sch Med, Av Eugenio Nascimento SN Dom Bosco, BR-36038330 Juiz De Fora, MG, Brazil
[2] Univ Tennessee Chattanooga, Dept Psychol, Chattanooga, TN USA
来源
JOURNAL OF RELIGION & HEALTH | 2024年 / 63卷 / 02期
关键词
Flournoy; Transcendent; Method; Religion; Research; NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES; CONSCIOUSNESS; HISTORY; STATES;
D O I
10.1007/s10943-023-01896-3
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Early in the founding of psychology of religion, a debated issue was the methodological exclusion of the transcendent (MET). While cautiously endorsed by Theodore Flournoy, others, notable William James and Frederic Myers, refused to be limited by this principle. This paper discusses (a) what is MET as proposed by Flournoy and the reasons he provided to adopt it, (b) problems with MET, implications for research and theory in religion/spirituality and health, and why the transcendent should be included in psychological, medical and other academic research and theory on spiritual experiences (SE), and (c) some methodological guidelines perform it fruitfully.
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页码:1554 / 1566
页数:13
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