TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1906//
TI  - The psychology of sudden religious conversion
JO  - Journal of abnormal psychology (1906)
A1  - Prince, Morton
SP  - 42
EP  - 54
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
N2  - Discusses the phenomena of sudden religious conversion. W. James (1905) had classified cases of conversion as being of two types: Volitional, and by surrender. The sudden cases belong to the latter type. The subconscious plays a role in this type, and an incubative mechanism may be operative, though there are certain difficulties associated with accepting this theory. Reports the observation of a case who developed a state of exaltation or ecstasy with the formation of a 'new center of personal energy' or focus of excitement in a new system of ideas. There was evidence of mental disintegration, facilitated, or initiated by mental strain. There was no difference in the content of consciousness, between a state of ecstasy, and one of obsession. The new system of ideas crystallized out of a latent consciousness, and was not sudden, as assumed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> 
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SN  - 0145-2339
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0072834
ID  - ref1
ER  -