Multifunctional Religious Systems and Perturbed Dynamics of
Psychological Wellbeing

j 2020

Multifunctional Religious Systems and Perturbed Dynamics of Psychological Wellbeing

LANG, Martin

Basic information

Original name

Multifunctional Religious Systems and Perturbed Dynamics of Psychological Wellbeing

Authors

LANG, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Religion, Brain & Behavior, London, Routledge, 2020, 2153-5981

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku (nerecenzovaný)

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/20:00120372

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2018.1532454

UT WoS

000526449100007

Keywords in English

religion; evolution; complex system; negative feedback loop; psychological wellbeing; distress

Abstract

V originále

Kevin Flannelly presents an ambitious book that connects evolutionary approaches to the study of human psychopathology with the study of various facets of religious beliefs, revealing comprehensive correlational evidence for the buffering effects of religious belief against mental disorders. The author has my full support in applying evolutionary theories to the understanding of human psychology and, especially, psychopathology, which is not yet as common as it could/should be. As Flannelly shows, evolutionary theory has a great potential to improve our understanding of mental disorders by revealing how various disorders spring from evolved cognitive mechanisms or are a sign of their dysfunction. In this commentary, I will focus on the problematic aspects of correlational evidence presented in the target book and suggest ways to disentangle the causal relationship between religious beliefs and mental health by implementing the theory of dynamical systems (Strogatz, 1994).

Links

EE2.3.20.0048, research and development project

Name: Laboratoř pro experimentální výzkum náboženství

Citovat

LANG, Martin. Multifunctional Religious Systems and Perturbed Dynamics of Psychological Wellbeing. Religion, Brain & Behavior. London: Routledge, 2020, vol. 10, No 2, p. 179-184. ISSN 2153-5981. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2018.1532454.

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LANG, Martin. Multifunctional Religious Systems and Perturbed Dynamics of Psychological Wellbeing. \textit{Religion, Brain \&{} Behavior}. London: Routledge, 2020, vol.~10, No~2, p.~179-184. ISSN~2153-5981. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2018.1532454.

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