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Fits, Trances, and Visions: experiencing religion and explaining experience from Wesley to James
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Fits, trances, visions, speaking in tongues, clairvoyance, outofbody experiences, possession. Believers have long viewed these and similar involuntary experiences as religiousas manifestations of God, the spirits, or the Christ within. Skeptics, on the other hand, have understood them as symptoms of physical disease, mental disorder, group dynamics, or other natural causes. In this sweeping work of religious and psychological history, Ann Taves explores the myriad ways in which believers and detractors interpreted these complex experiences in AngloAmerican culture between the mideighteenth and earlytwentieth centuries.Taves divides the book into three sections. In the first, ranging from 1740 to 1820, she examines the debate over trances, visions, and other involuntary experiences against the politically charged backdrop of AngloAmerican evangelicalism, established churches, Enlightenment thought, and a legacy of religious warfare. In the second part, covering 1820 to 1890, she highlights the interplay between popular psychologyparticularly the ideas of animal magnetism and mesmerismand movements in popular religion: the disestablishment of churches, the decline of Calvinist orthodoxy, the expansion of Methodism, and the birth of new religious movements. In the third section, Taves traces the emergence of professional psychology between 1890 and 1910 and explores the implications of new ideas about the subconscious mind, hypnosis, hysteria, and dissociation for the understanding of religious experience.Throughout, Taves follows evolving debates about whether fits, trances, and visions are natural (and therefore not religious) or supernatural (and therefore religious). She pays particular attention to a third interpretation, proposed by such mediators as William James, according to which these experiences are natural and religious. Taves shows that ordinary people as well as educated elites debated the meaning of these experiences and reveals the importance of interactions between popular and elite culture in accounting for how people experienced religion and explained experience.Combining rich detail with clear and rigorous argument, this is a major contribution to our understanding of Protestant revivalism and the historical interplay between religion and psychology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main topic of 'Fits, Trances, and Visions'? A: The book explores the interpretation of involuntary experiences, such as fits, trances, and visions, within the context of religion and psychology from the mid-eighteenth to early-twentieth centuries.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'Fits, Trances, and Visions' is Ann Taves.
- Q: What are the key themes discussed in the book? A: Key themes include the debate over the nature of religious experiences, the influence of popular psychology, and the historical interplay between religion and mental health.
- Q: When was 'Fits, Trances, and Visions' published? A: The book was published on October 25, 1999.
- Q: What is the format of the book? A: The book is available in paperback format.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 448 pages.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'Fits, Trances, and Visions' is suitable for academic study, particularly in the fields of religious studies, psychology, and history.
- Q: What kind of condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'Used Book in Good Condition'.
- Q: Does the book include any historical context? A: Yes, the book provides historical context by examining debates and cultural dynamics in Anglo-American society between 1740 and 1910.
- Q: Can this book be useful for understanding modern religious experiences? A: Yes, it offers insights into how historical debates on involuntary experiences can inform contemporary discussions about religious experiences.