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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"mediumship"”.
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The psychology and phenomenology of spiritualist mental mediumship
… or agreeableness. Results suggest that mediumship is not associated with a high level of dissociative experiences or pathology. Findings are discussed in relation to previous research, which proposes that the mediumship role may serve a therapeutic function for both mediums and those who …
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A feminist anthropological study on women's mediumship in Florida
… affects practitioners. Historically, American mediumship (through the religion of Spiritualism) provided an outlet for women to take autonomy of their religious goals and step into leadership positions as mediums. Through an anthropological lens (and in conjunction with the burgeoning field of …
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In the Image of a Woman: Spirited Identifications and Embodied Interpellations Along the Betsiboka Valley
… relationship between sarimbavy and tromba spirit mediumship. In focusing upon the epistemological and hermeneutical labor that possession provides for those who live “in the image of a woman,” tromba (spirits of former reigning members of the Sakalava monarchy), and the wider social worlds in …
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Law and the Paranormal: A Critical Perspective on Legal Rationality
… fraud and consumer protection laws regulating mediumship, astrology, and fortune-telling. It argues that this development provides a case-study reflecting the emergence of several elements of the modern legal system. These include its conceptions of private property, contract, and the legal …
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Tourists’ Immersive Experiences at Dark Tourism Destinations: The Role of the Spiritualist Medium
… joint QUAN–QUAL displays. Findings show that mediumship helps convert arousal into reflective meaning through ritual participation, atmospheric design, and interpretive trust. Anticipated theatricality heightened arousal and “staging” attributions, yet felt authenticity was sustained when the …
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Confession and intimacy in England, 1851-1913
… obscenity legislation and, finally, trance mediumship; the final chapter turns to the Society for Psychical Research, and examines the way secrets took on evidentiary value in what I argue was an intimate science. Overall, this thesis argues that confession was not only the site of broader …
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Wellbeing Impacts and Clinical Implications of Near-Death Experiences
This thesis aims to identify challenging aftereffects of near-death experiences (NDEs), to explore how these are lived by near-death experiences (NDErs), and to study the impacts of these challenging aftereffects on psychological wellbeing. This thesis also aims to identify what aids integration of …