Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege

The Marawi siege of 2017 destroyed both the St. Mary’s (Catholic) Cathedral and the Dansalan (Islamic) Mosque. We posit that the destruction of such spaces brings about feelings and thoughts of disembodiment among religious followers. This study asks the question: How do religious followers experien...

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Main Authors: Montiel, Cristina Jayme, Dela Paz, Erwine
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/258
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.psychology-faculty-pubs-12572021-02-11T08:22:11Z Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege Montiel, Cristina Jayme Dela Paz, Erwine The Marawi siege of 2017 destroyed both the St. Mary’s (Catholic) Cathedral and the Dansalan (Islamic) Mosque. We posit that the destruction of such spaces brings about feelings and thoughts of disembodiment among religious followers. This study asks the question: How do religious followers experience personalized disembodiment as sacred spaces are devastated? We elicit visual representations and collective narratives through a focus group discussion with drawing activities among Christians and Muslims in Marawi. Results reveal that Christians and Muslims experience disembodiment by psychologically fusing the material destruction of their sacred spaces with the decimation of their own bodies. Findings of this study present the vital role of sacred spaces in escalating and deescalating armed conflict. 2020-08-06T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/258 https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpac0000513 Psychology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo sacred spaces embodiment disembodiment armed conflict Political Science Psychology
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topic sacred spaces
embodiment
disembodiment
armed conflict
Political Science
Psychology
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embodiment
disembodiment
armed conflict
Political Science
Psychology
Montiel, Cristina Jayme
Dela Paz, Erwine
Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege
description The Marawi siege of 2017 destroyed both the St. Mary’s (Catholic) Cathedral and the Dansalan (Islamic) Mosque. We posit that the destruction of such spaces brings about feelings and thoughts of disembodiment among religious followers. This study asks the question: How do religious followers experience personalized disembodiment as sacred spaces are devastated? We elicit visual representations and collective narratives through a focus group discussion with drawing activities among Christians and Muslims in Marawi. Results reveal that Christians and Muslims experience disembodiment by psychologically fusing the material destruction of their sacred spaces with the decimation of their own bodies. Findings of this study present the vital role of sacred spaces in escalating and deescalating armed conflict.
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author Montiel, Cristina Jayme
Dela Paz, Erwine
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Dela Paz, Erwine
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title Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege
title_short Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege
title_full Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege
title_fullStr Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege
title_full_unstemmed Psychosocial Disembodiment of Sacred Spaces in a Religious Siege
title_sort psychosocial disembodiment of sacred spaces in a religious siege
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/258
https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpac0000513
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