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First Published in 2017. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor and Francis, an Informa company.

Psychology, Religious. --- Experience (Religion) --- Neurosciences --- Brain --- Religion and science. --- Religion and Science. --- Theology. --- Neurosciences. --- Spirituality. --- 215 --- Spiritualities --- Spiritual Therapies --- Neuroscience --- Science and Religion --- Science --- Christianity and science --- Geology --- Geology and religion --- Science and religion --- Cerebrum --- Mind --- Central nervous system --- Head --- Religious experience --- Psychology, Religious --- Psychology of religion --- Religion --- Religions --- Religious psychology --- Psychology and religion --- Religious aspects. --- physiology. --- Godsdienst en wetenschap --- Religious aspects --- Psychological aspects --- Psychology --- Brain -- Religious aspects. --- Neurosciences -- Religious aspects. --- Religion and Psychology --- Religion and science --- Religion and Science --- Spirituality --- Theology --- physiology --- Psychologie religieuse --- Expérience (Religion) --- Cerveau --- Religion et sciences --- Aspect religieux --- Spiritual Sensitivity --- Sensitivities, Spiritual --- Sensitivity, Spiritual --- Spiritual Sensitivities

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From the Publisher: God is great-for your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Based on new evidence culled from brain-scan studies, a wide-reaching survey of people's religious and spiritual experiences, and the authors' analyses of adult drawings of God, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg and therapist Mark Robert Waldman offer the following breakthrough discoveries: Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day may slow down the aging process. Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God reduces anxiety and depression and increases feelings of security, compassion, and love. Fundamentalism, in and of itself, can be personally beneficial, but the prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain. Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous structures and functions in the brain, altering your values and the way you perceive reality. Both a revelatory work of modern science and a practical guide for readers to enhance their physical and emotional health, How God Changes Your Brain is a first-of-a-kind book about faith that is as credible as it is inspiring.

Spirituality --- Neurosciences --- Neuropsychology --- Religious aspects. --- Religion and Psychology --- Religious aspects --- Spiritual-mindedness --- Philosophy --- Religion --- Spiritual life --- Neurophysiology --- Psychophysiology

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"In the midst of life's many ordinary moments, some experiences feel extraordinary. They can mark inflection points in one's life, after which one is never quite the same. Most brief experiences capable of making a long-lasting impact involve obvious changes in one's outward circumstances, like a birth, a death, a marriage, or an illness. Yet some life-changing moments seem to come wholly from another source, appearing as mental states or altered states of consciousness either from deep within a person's mind or, perhaps, from a source beyond the self. These experiences have been called by different names over time: spiritual, religious, mystical, peak, or self-transcendent, and people around the world and throughout history have experienced them, up to and including the present day. The sacred texts of every major religion describe these moments, philosophers since the ancient Greeks have pondered them, and according to recent Gallup polls (2003), well over 30% of contemporary Americans have experienced them"--

Experience (Religion) --- Spirituality --- Spirituality

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This book codifies, describes, and contextualizes group rituals and individual practices from world religious traditions. At the interface of religious studies, psychology, and medicine, it elucidates the cultural richness of practices and rituals from numerous world religions. The book begins by discussing the role that religious rituals and practices may play in the well-being of humans and the multi-dimensional cultural and psychological complexity of religious rituals and practices. It then discusses rituals and practices within a number of religions, including Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Taoist, Sikh, Hindu, Confucian, and other traditions. There is a need for a more inclusive collection of religious rituals and practices, as some practices are making headlines in contemporary society. Mindfulness is one of the fastest-growing psychological interventions in healthcare and Yoga is now practiced by tens of millions of people in the U.S.A. These practices have been examined in thousands of academic publications spanning neuroscience, psychology, medicine, sociology, and religious studies. While Mindfulness and Yoga have recently received widespread scientific and cultural attention, many rituals and practices from world religious traditions have remained underexplored in scholarly, scientific, and clinical contexts. This book brings more diverse rituals and practices into this academic discourse while providing a reference guide for clinicians and students of the topic.

Psychology --- Religious studies --- Sociology --- psychologie --- religie --- sociologie

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Psychology --- Religious studies --- Sociology --- psychologie --- religie --- sociologie