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Transcendent Emotion

Transcendent Emotion is a religious emotion characterized by a profound sense of connection to a reality beyond the immanent world, distinguished by its orientation toward the sacred or divine as an ultimate, non-empirical referent.

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5.8K

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143

Authors

77

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2017–2026

25

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Publications

56

Approaching awe, a moral, spiritual, and aesthetic emotion

Dacher Keltner, Jonathan Haidt · Cognition & Emotion · 2003 · 2K citations

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Self-Transcendent Emotions and Their Social Functions: Compassion, Gratitude, and Awe Bind Us to Others Through Prosociality

Jennifer E. Stellar, Amie M. Gordon, Paul K. Piff et al. · Emotion Review · 2017 · 666 citations

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Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions.

Patty Van Cappellen, Vassilis Saroglou · Psychology of Religion and Spirituality · 2011 · 366 citations

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Positive emotions as leading to religion and spirituality

Vassilis Saroglou, Coralie Buxant, Jonathan Tilquin · The Journal of Positive Psychology · 2008 · 235 citations

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The overview effect: Awe and self-transcendent experience in space flight.

David B. Yaden, Jonathan Iwry, Kelley J. Slack et al. · Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice · 2016 · 234 citations

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Authors

143

  1. TW
    Thomas Weiskel

    4 publications · 341 citations

    4

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  2. VS
    Vassilis Saroglou

    UCLouvain, Belgium

    3 publications · 785 citations

    3

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  3. AA
    Arthur A. Raney

    Florida State University, United States

    3 publications · 154 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. PV
    Patty Van Cappellen

    Duke University, United States

    3 publications · 593 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. DK
    Dacher Keltner

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 2.6K citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

77

  1. UCLouvain

    Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    283 citations

  3. Chapman University

    Orange, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    129 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    4K citations

  5. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    2K citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    129 citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    227 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    697 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 59 citations

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  2. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

    3 publications · 421 citations

    3

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  3. Cognition & Emotion

    2 publications · 2.2K citations

    2

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    2 publications · 147 citations

    2

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  5. The Journal of Positive Psychology

    2 publications · 247 citations

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