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The persistence of spiritual experience among churchgoing and non-churchgoing Italians : sociological and psychological perspectives
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Giordan, Giuseppe, Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2018) The persistence of spiritual experience among churchgoing and non-churchgoing Italians : sociological and psychological perspectives. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 33 (3). pp. 447-465. doi:10.1080/13537903.2018.1535371 ISSN 1353-7903.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2018.1535371
Abstract
The study presented in this article draws on theories and methods developed within the psychology of religion to examine, from a fresh perspective, a problem established within the sociology of religion: the ‘oddity of the Italian situation’. The study employs the notion of openness to mystical experience as an indicator of the level of spiritual awareness among a sample of 1,155 Italians ranging in age from 14 to 80 years. The data demonstrated that, while levels of openness to mystical experience remain quite high among non-churchgoing Italians, these levels are significantly associated with sex, age, religious attendance, and personal prayer. Moreover, the differences between attenders and non-attenders are sensitive to the ways in which aspects of mystical experience are expressed. The dialogue between the psychology of religion and the sociology of religion generates fresh insight into the religious and spiritual landscape of Italy today.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Psychology, Religious -- Italy, Mysticism -- Italy, Secularization -- Italy | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Contemporary Religion | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1353-7903 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 5 December 2018 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 33 | ||||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 447-465 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13537903.2018.1535371 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Contemporary Religion on 5/12/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13537903.2018.1535371 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 December 2017 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 5 July 2020 |
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