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 Religion CompassVolume 2 Issue 6, Pages 1117 - 1138 Published Online: 30 Oct 2008 © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 162K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  On Spirituality: Natural and Non-natural Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd ABSTRACTDiscussions pertaining to method and theory in the study of religion often address the problems and concerns regarding definitions. Precise definitions reflect the maturity of a discipline. The ubiquity of 'spirituality' in scholarly literature is matched only by its persistent imprecision. What is spirituality? This article presents a precise definition. Employing terror management theory, sociometer theory, attachment theory, and death anxiety studies, I argue that spirituality is existential self-esteem misrecognized. There are two types of spirituality. Natural spirituality reflects a symbolic immortality project; non-natural spirituality reflects a literal immortality project. Where the former is possible, the latter is impossible. Religion Compass 2/6 (2008): 1117–1138, 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00114.x | 
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