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13.07.2020 | Original Paper

From Cursed to Blessed: the Impact of Spirituality on the Life Course of 10 Brazilian Spiritist Mediums

verfasst von: Danilo Sanches Furlanetto, Marcelo Máximo Niel, Quirino Cordeiro Junior, Alisson Paulino Trevizol

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 3/2022

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Abstract

This qualitative study analyzed the life course of ten Brazilian spiritist mediums who presented anomalous experiences (AEs). A socio-demographic questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were carried out with a non-clinical group, focusing on spiritual background. The inicial AEs were frightening and anguishing, as mediums have related uncertainty and feeling of being controlled; however, after their contact to Spiritism a new positive context was provided, through acceptance and supportiveness, promoting resilience, altruism and self-knowledge, besides an omnipotence status related to mediumship. It was concluded that harmful spiritual experiences may be positively transformed by reframing processes driven by organized religious doctrines.

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Titel: From Cursed to Blessed: the Impact of Spirituality on the Life Course of 10 Brazilian Spiritist Mediums
verfasst von: Danilo Sanches Furlanetto
Marcelo Máximo Niel
Quirino Cordeiro Junior
Alisson Paulino Trevizol
Publikationsdatum: 13.07.2020
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01061-0

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