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Mental Prayer

Mental Prayer is a form of contemplative practice within the academic study of religious experience that involves interior, non-ritualistic communion with the divine through focused attention, affective engagement, and deliberate intentionality, distinguished from vocal or liturgical prayer by its emphasis on personal, cognitive, and spiritual presence.

15

Publications

595

Citations

39

Authors

15

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

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Publications

15

The Islamic prayer (Salah/Namaaz) and yoga togetherness in mental health

ShabbirAhmed Sayeed, Anand Prakash · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · 2013 · 74 citations · Full text

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EEG Spectral Analysis on Muslim Prayers

Hazem Doufesh, Tarig Faisal, Kheng Seang Lim et al. · Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback · 2011 · 72 citations

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Mindfulness in Salah Prayer and its Association with Mental Health

Shahid Ijaz, Muhammad Tahir Khalily, Irshad Ahmad · Journal of Religion and Health · 2017 · 63 citations

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Spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice: why all the fuss?

Michael King, Gerard Leavey · The Psychiatrist · 2010 · 57 citations · Full text

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Schizotypy and Religiosity: The Magic of Prayer

Michael J. Breslin, Christopher Alan Lewis · Archive for the Psychology of Religion · 2015 · 53 citations

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Authors

39

  1. HD
    Hazem Doufesh

    University of Malaya, Malaysia

    1 publications · 72 citations

    1

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  2. MM
    Moslem Moslemirad

    Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Iran

    1 publications · 15 citations

    1

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  3. PG
    P. Gregg Blanton

    Montreat College, United States

    1 publications · 29 citations

    1

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  4. CA
    Christopher Alan Lewis

    University of Ulster, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 53 citations

    1

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  5. AW
    Alison Weber

    Western University, Canada

    1 publications · 25 citations

    1

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Institutions

15

  1. Marquette University

    Milwaukee, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    90 citations

  2. Montreat College

    Asheville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  3. Loyola Marymount University

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  4. Mental Health Ireland

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  5. Wrexham University

    Wrexham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  6. Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    148 citations

  7. University College of Islamabad

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  8. Gordon College

    Wenham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Religion and Health

    3 publications · 108 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. Sixteenth Century Journal

    ESCJ · 1 publications · 25 citations

    1

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  3. Bulletin for Biblical Research

    BBR · 1 publications · 29 citations

    1

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  4. Indian Journal of Psychiatry

    1 publications · 74 citations

    1

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  5. American Journal of Ophthalmology

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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