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Rijn, Bastiaan Benjamin van (2017)

The Mind Behind the Cards: Searching for the Source of Tarot Divination's Popularity through a Cognitive Analysis

Master thesis | Theology and Religious Studies (Master)

This Master Thesis has two main aims, both of which should be regarded as preliminary rather than definitive. The first of these is to expand the scholarly knowledge on the subject of tarot divination, as this is sorely needed within the field. The focus here is on the personal side of this practice rather than the professional side. The second aim is to look at tarot divination and analyze it using theories from the cognitive science of religion (CSR) in order to explain the popularity of the 78 divinatory cards. The result is a comprehensive model.

Cognitive Science of Religion

Tarot

Divination

Religious Studies

study of religion

religion

Author

Rijn, Bastiaan Benjamin van

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors

Davidsen, Markus Altena

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en