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Gateway to the World of Spirituality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2394550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Goffredo Bartocci (World Psychiatric Association, Transcultural Psychiatry Section), Dein (0000-0001-9339-945X, University College London), Simon Dein |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 545-569 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363461505058914 |
| PMID | 16570517 |
| OpenAlex | W2053630357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
Mystical states are common cross-culturally. Here we examine the prevalence and general characteristics of these states. We then proceed to critically examine the theories purporting to explain these states: psychoanalytic, cognitive and neurobiological, all of which attempt to explain the breakdown of the boundaries between the self and external world. We conclude by exploring the implications of mystical states for cultural psychiatry
Alternative medicine · Cognition · Mysticism · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Spirituality · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Law · Medicine · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2014 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |