Life after rosary and Buddha beads how intrinsic Catholic-Buddhist understand and cope with the terrors
To cope with paralyzing terror awakened by thoughts of their own death people usually use two defense mechanisms: cultural worldview and self-esteem. Recent studies suggest that Religion plays the greatest role in managing death anxiety. The present research explores this phenomenon in a qualitative...
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Animo Repository
2008
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| Online Access: | https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6945 |
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| Institution: | De La Salle University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | To cope with paralyzing terror awakened by thoughts of their own death people usually use two defense mechanisms: cultural worldview and self-esteem. Recent studies suggest that Religion plays the greatest role in managing death anxiety. The present research explores this phenomenon in a qualitative paradigm. Six (6) participants who believe and practice both Catholicism and Buddhism were tested using the Intrinsic/Extrinsic scale prior to the interview. The findings show that how Catholic-Buddhists utilize their religion basically does not differ from those who practice only religion. They focus on self-efficacy rather than conforming to their religion. They are flexible in using whichever elements in their religion that applies rather that exclusively follow only one religion. |
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