In the second episode of the IAPR podcast, host Dr Sarah Charles interviews Dr Everton de Oliveira Maraldi about his work on the psychology of mediumship, possession, and dissociation
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:27 About Everton
5:21 Psychology's WEIRD approach to mediumship and spiritism
11:40 Everton's cross-cultural work and potential for new ideas
14:00 The role of embodied cognition in possession and mediumship
19:10 Cross-cultural consistency of diagnosis of dissociation
20:30 Trauma, dissociation, and depersonalisation
25:05 Meta-psychological discussion, measurement, bias in interpretation, and demand characteristics
31:20 How to avoid methodological issues, and deception
37:50 The assumed link between spirituality and dissociation
44:45 Future work in the era, and the role of including both qualitative and quantitative work
57:00 The importance of dialogue with the humanities
1:03:20 Conclusion and closing remarks
Everton's email: everton.nom(a)gmail.com
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