Narrating Religious Delusion: Translating Experiences into Artistic Expression

Boef, Eva Narrating Religious Delusion: Translating Experiences into Artistic Expression. Bachelor thesis, Bachelor Religiewetenschappen.

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Abstract

In normative psychology, often the goal is to listen to the patient and to cure him or her of their troubles. There is a focus on the treatment and on the person. Less focus is placed on the actual experience, or the things they go through. This thesis focuses on the experience of Swierstra, a man who went through a religious delusion in 2005. As part of his process, he decided to create a documentary and write a memoir to explain his experiences. The key elements of these two artistic expressions are highlighted and analyzed through a theoretical framework of visual and narrative research techniques. This thesis investigates two different strategies and methods of narrating a religious delusional experience, whilst focusing on one specific example. This is done so there is a focus on the experience, and the narrative without focusing on the treatment of someone.

Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Supervisors (RUG):	Supervisor E-mail Tutor organization Tutor email Mucciarelli, E. Faculteit GGW, Vergelijkende Religiewetenschap e.mucciarelli@rug.nl Stuckrad, C.K.M. von Faculteit GGW, Vergelijkende Religiewetenschap C.K.M.von.Stuckrad@rug.nl
Degree programme:	Bachelor Religiewetenschappen
Academic year:	2021-2022
Date of delivery:	14 Oct 2022 08:08
Last modified:	14 Oct 2022 08:08
URI:	https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/700

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