The results of the survey of seniors revealed that their religious and psychological sets (to be specific 'intrinsic religiosity' by AIlport-Kass) as well as their propensity to altered states of consciousness, proved to correlate positively with the age of respondents, which was not the case of integral indices of neurotization, both in reactive, and persona! aspects. Basing on these data the authors infer that correctness and constructiveness of further study on the links between 'intrinsic religiosity' and altered states of consciousness, on the one hand, and active longevity, as well as prolongation of life, on the other.
Translated title of the contributionTheories of religious conversion
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)104-110
JournalРЕЛИГИОВЕДЕНИЕ
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

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