Rethinking Autism, Theism, and Atheism
This anthropologically informed study explores descriptions of communication with invisible, superhuman agents in high functioning young adults on the autism spectrum. Based on material from interviews, two hypotheses are formulated. First, autistic individuals may experience communication with bodi...
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| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018
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Archive for the psychology of religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 40, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-31 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Autistic person
/ The Supernatural
/ Spiritual experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
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Autism
religion
superhuman agents
mentalizing abilities
imagination
fantasy proneness
emotional coherence
multisensory binding
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