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DocumentFinal report - The experiences of participants in religious healing rituals in Lourdes: The role of noetic meaning and identity shift2019

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Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

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Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

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Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2016 Grants
Start date: 2017-01

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Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-118
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
118 - The experiences of participants in religious healing rituals in Lourdes: The role of noetic meaning and identity shift
Duration: 2017-07 - 2022-09
Researcher(s):
Paul Dieppe, Sarah Goldingay, Sarah Warber, Miguel Farias, Emmylou Rahtz
Institution(s): Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School (UK); Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, University of Coventry (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Progress report
Final report
Articles
Author: Dieppe, P.
Secondary author(s):
Goldingay, S., Warber, S., Rahtz, E.
Number of reproductions:
2
Keywords:
Healing / Spirituality / Religious experience / Phenomenology / Parapsychology

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Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2016-118.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - The experiences of participants in religious healing rituals in Lourdes: The role of noetic meaning and identity shift
Publication year: 2019
URL:
https://www.bial.com/media/3774/the-experiences-of-participants-in-religious-healing-rituals-in-lourdes.pdf
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
Lourdes is a Catholic pilgrimage site in France, best known for the occasional miraculous cures of disease which occur there. Our interest is in healing of the whole person, rather than curing of physical disease. We hypothesised that transcendent (noetic) experiences resulting from healing rituals in Lourdes would facilitate healing.
AIMS
We undertook research in Lourdes to ascertain whether pilgrims have transcendent experiences there, what might facilitate these and their effects on individuals.
METHOD
A team of 5 researchers spent 10 days interviewing pilgrims and others, obtaining pictorial representations of peoples’ perceptions of what is happening there, and observing the various rituals and events that take place in Lourdes. We transcribed all interviews and undertook a thematic analysis of the data.
RESULTS
We obtained transcripts from 67 interviews (people aged 15-87, 72% female). ‘Change’ resulting from being in Lourdes was the biggest theme. 26 of them described some out-of-the-ordinary ‘transcendent’ experience whilst in Lourdes. Being alone in the grotto was the commonest stimulus. These experiences were often very intense, leading to feelings of immense joy, peace or love, and a sense of connection with something outside the self. Some respondents described lasting health benefits.
CONCLUSIONS
Being in Lourdes changes people. Transcendent experiences are relatively common in pilgrims visiting Lourdes, and they can lead to improved health and wellbeing, altered meaning, and the healing of symptoms (in the absence of disease cure). Perhaps this is the true ‘miracle’ of Lourdes.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Dieppe, P.
Secondary author(s):
Goldingay, S., Warber, S., Rahtz, E.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
2
Reference:
Dieppe, P., Goldingay, S., Warber, S., & Rahtz, E. (2019). Final report - The experiences of participants in religious healing rituals in Lourdes: The role of noetic meaning and identity shift.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Transcendent experiences / Healing / Rituals / Lourdes

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Final report - The experiences of participants in religious healing rituals in Lourdes: The role of noetic meaning and identity shift

Final report - The experiences of participants in religious healing rituals in Lourdes: The role of noetic meaning and identity shift