Sensing Invisible Presence

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: ARK29K

This course deals with experiences of invisible presence in religious, spiritual, and popular cultural contexts; experiences that are sometimes described as mystical or supernatural, but which can also be interpreted in more secular terms. The course deals with presence experiences in different contexts, such as charismatic Christianity, Buddhism, esoteric practice, psychedelic rituals, lucid dreaming, and unexpected events in a secular context. By integrating evolutionary psychology, clinical psychology, cultural psychology and sociological theories, the course explores the nature of presence experiences. In addition, the qualitative and quantitative research methods used to study such phenomena are discussed. In addition to the cpecialisation in religious studies that the course provides, different cultural perspectives on mental health are also examined, as the interpretation of extraordinary experiences often challenges the school medical understanding of, for example, hallucinations and psychoses.

Behörighet

90 credits in Humanities and/or Social Sciences

Utbildningstillfällen

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• Sensing Invisible Presence

  Dalarna University

  Falun

  Startdatum: 30 augusti 2027

  Slutdatum: 7 november 2027

  Studietakt: 50 %