Apprendre et désapprendre

Meintel, Deirdre

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“…In two other works by scholars of religion, "unlearning" is given a more prominent role. In "Apprendre et désapprendre: quand la médiumnité croise l'anthropologie" (Learning and unlearning: when mediumship and anthropology meet), Deirdre Meintel (2011) discusses the process of learning to become a Spiritualist medium in Montreal. The journey into clairvoyance "forces us to learn in ways other than through academic work.…”

Section: Learning and Unlearning In Organizational Studies And The St...mentioning

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“…We must set aside any notion of 'excellence' , 'competence' and 'success' . In the closed group, students 'unlearn' the censorship of impressions that would normally go unnoticed" (Meintel 2011). 3 The concept of unlearning is understood to involve discarding the controlled approach that comes naturally to academics in favour of one based on faith and humility and thus more suited to understanding Spiritualism.…”

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Can a case be made for “unlearning” in the study of religions?

Knott

2024

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The concept of “unlearning” has been positively endorsed in both self-help literature and organizational research, but has yet to be discussed in the study of religions. Is there room for it in the conceptual space of religious socialization, pedagogy and spiritual seeking? Where does it occur in the spiritual journey, and what is its purpose? From the perspective of social learning, and drawing on a definition and model from organizational studies, the case for “unlearning” is considered with reference to those leaving religion. Addressing research gaps identified by organizational-studies scholars, I consider how leavers experience the process of freeing themselves from previously held beliefs, practices and commitments. What is revealed is an iterative and emotionally fraught process in which even voluntary religious leavers struggle to move on, often feeling powerless, even coerced by others. Whilst there is a broad fit between the basic process model of unlearning and what leavers experience, that is not the full story. Furthermore, questions remain about whether “unlearning” is a necessary or suitable concept, not least because it is rarely used by scholars of religion or practitioners themselves, all of whom prefer other terms.

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Section: Learning and Unlearning In Organizational Studies And The St...mentioning

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Section: Learning and Unlearning In Organizational Studies And The St...mentioning

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Can a case be made for “unlearning” in the study of religions?

Knott

2024

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“…As Barkun (2015) observes, groups that carry one form of stigmatized knowledge are quite open to other stigmatized notions, taking the common rejection of their ideas by conventional authorities as a sign of their truthfulness. Thus, some spiritual milieux were apparently more amenable than others to explaining the pandemic with conspiracy theories, although there are also great divergences within them (Meintel, 2023).…”

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Spirituality and social engagement

MEINTEL

2023

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In this article, I look at how spirituality can be a wellspring of social engagement and activism, based mainly on my research in Quebec, Canada. Less organizational spiritualities are often dismissed as individualistic, narcissistic, and unconcerned with collective well-being. Along with is a growing mass of evidence contributed by other scholars shows that this is often not the case. Using mainly examples from Quebec where my research is situated, I show that spiritual practice is often social; even embodied newer spiritualities typically involve the presence of others; their authenticity is often gauged not only in terms of intrapersonal, embodied experience but also over the longer term, by transformations in close relationships. Spirituality is often mobilized for progressive social ends but not always. I explore some of the ways that spirituality can nourish social engagement and raise the question of how social activism can bolster spirituality, becoming effectively a form of spiritual practice.

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“…La « Science », pour le dire autrement, cohabite fort bien avec les médiums, les voyants et les devins. En attestent notamment des travaux effectués en Islande (Gissurarson et Swatos 1997 ;Pons 2004), au Canada (Meintel 2011), en Corée et au Japon (Rocher 2012 ; Bernier, dans ce numéro). La divination et la prédiction sont ainsi amenées à faire sauter les cloisonnements que l'analyse peut être tentée de placer dans le temps et dans l'espace.…”

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Anthropologie et Sociétés

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Apprendre et désapprendre

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Can a case be made for “unlearning” in the study of religions?

Can a case be made for “unlearning” in the study of religions?

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