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Ecstatic Religious Experience

Ecstatic Religious Experience is a subjective, transcendent state of intense spiritual arousal and perceived union with the divine, distinguished from other religious experiences by its sudden, overwhelming emotional intensity and temporary loss of ordinary self-awareness within the context of religious revivalism.

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78

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30

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2017–2026

2

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Publications

61

Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession

Ralph A. Luebben, I. M. Lewis · Sociological Analysis · 1991 · 514 citations

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Ecstatic Religion: An Anthropological Study of Spirit Possession and Shamanism.

K. O. L. Burridge, I. M. Lewis · Man · 1972 · 401 citations

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Reports of Esctatic, Paranormal, or Religious Experience in Great Britain and the United States: A Comparison of Trends

David Hay, Ann Morisy · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1978 · 173 citations

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Medusa's Hair: An Essay on Personal Symbols and Religious Experience.

Martin Southwold, Gananath Obeyesekere · Man · 1982 · 166 citations

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The Madness of the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in Bengal

Anwarul Karim, June McDaniel · Asian Folklore Studies · 1990 · 162 citations

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Authors

78

  1. IM
    I. M. Lewis

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 915 citations

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  2. WH
    Walter Houston Clark

    Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  3. ML
    Marghanita Laski

    2 publications · 180 citations

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  4. JM
    June McDaniel

    1 publications · 162 citations

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  5. JB
    John Barr

    Wesley College, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

30

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    125 citations

  2. African Studies Centre

    Leiden, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    80 citations

  3. UCLA Medical Center

    Santa Monica, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    79 citations

  4. G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center

    Jackson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    108 citations

  6. Mills College

    Oakland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Wesley College

    Dover, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  8. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 8 publications · 544 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 199 citations

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  3. Man

    3 publications · 595 citations

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  4. California Law Review

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. Culture and Religion

    1 publications · 42 citations

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