Well, it’s a few days after Halloween, so I’ve been watching and re-watching the Ghostbusters movies for the year. All of this “paranormal activity” has put me a bit in the mood of talking about one of my academic fields: transpersonal sociology. Now, I’ve talked about it before here and here. However, I was thinking Read More …
Thanks to all those who stuck with me in the series format for the last two long articles on transpersonal sociology. If you missed those series, or would just prefer them in an all-in-one format, then you can access them right here. Does Wyoming Really Exist The Metaphysics of Mystical Experiences Spiritual Borrowing – A Read More …
Here is the fifth and final installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed earlier installments, you can begin with the first section here. Summing Up Following this moment of consideration, let’s briefly revisit the thrust of this series. The spiritual practice Read More …
Here is the fourth installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed earlier installments, you can begin with the first section here. General Discussion The foregoing history and sociology of the transmission of prayer beads from (1) one religion to another Read More …
Here is the third installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed earlier installments, you can begin with the first section here. Case Study of Intra-Religious Borrowing Five years ago, I examined the process of spiritual borrowing in three emergent Read More …
Here is the second installment in my series on a case study of prayer beads as used (and interpreted) in multiple religious contexts. If you missed the first installment, you can still read it here. Borrowing Background among Religions Whenever a chronological look at a subject is desired, it is always best, though Read More …
Since I have talked previously about Transpersonal Sociology, I thought it might be interesting to give a specific example of what I mean. While I have published case studies on other practices previously, I have not published much on prayer beads. So, this post is the first of several parts of an article on that spiritual Read More …
Transpersonal sociology is still a very young academic discipline, so a definition of transpersonal sociology must actually begin with a definition for transpersonal psychology. Although definitions abound, transpersonal psychology can most succinctly be defined as “the scientific study of behavioral phenomena commonly thought to possess the qualities of ‘awe,’ the ‘spiritual’ or the ‘mystical,’ and Read More …
