«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «PSICHOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «PSYCHOLOGY»
ISSN 2304-1226 (Print)

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Ordinary Ideas about Illness of People Studying Vedic Astrology

Author(s)
Yu. А. Mirov
Abstract
The article presents the results of the study of the relations of sociocultural factors with ordinary ideas about illness of people studying Vedic astrology. The online survey included 441 subscribers of the telegram-channel about Vedic astrology, and 184 participants of Internet communities having no direct relation to astrology. The structure of illness myths of people studying Vedic astrology has been identified. The survey has found that the structure of illness myths of people studying Vedic astrology reflects specificity of beliefs peculiar to this community, while the structure of illness myths of people not interested in Vedic astrology align with the beliefs more traditional for the Russian culture. The connection between proneness to irrational beliefs and interest in studying Vedic astrology has been found.
About the Authors
Mirov Yurii Alexeyevich, Postgraduate, Department of Neuroand Pathopsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1, Leninskie Gory st., Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation, e-mail: yasomati1970@gmail.com
For citation
Mirov Yu.А. Ordinary Ideas about Illness of People Studying Vedic Astrology. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2023, vol. 46, pp. 39–54. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2023.46.39 (in Russian)
Keywords
ordinary ideas, irrational beliefs, illness myths, Vedic astrology, neo-Hinduism.
UDC
159.9:231:616.8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2023.46.39
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