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HYPNOTIC APPLICATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL APPEAL IN CHRISTIAN IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS WORSHIP IN CHURCHES IN YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Volume: 125  ,  Issue: 1 , May    Published Date: 22 May 2023
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 294  ,  Download: 305 , Pages: 694 - 702    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001251520234950

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1 FR. HYCINTH SMART INYANG
2 AKPANKE UMAH ANIASHE

Abstract

This study focused on examination of the practice of hypnotic principle in church worship in the area of study as well as the evaluation of the conscious awareness of this practice by officiating ministers and the adherents of the church faith in their different denominations. Also, the psychosocial benefits of this system forms significant objective of the time of enquiry. The introduction directs attention to the overall perspectives of the current ministration of church worship by the different sects as well as the basis of hypnotic inclusion in religious worship.  From the introduction the problem statement was gleaned from the standpoint of the need to unravel the essential basis of hypnotic adoption in religious worship and its significance inherent social and psychological emancipation of members or adherents. The key outline of the study objectives were streamlined on the basis of the problem statement.  The literature was reviewed based on clarification on the essence of etymology of hypnosis and its application n religious circle from the standpoint of Emmanuelist movement which took place in the Emmanuel Episcopal l church of Boston, U.S.A in the early part of the 20th century.  The movement flourished but later came under repudiation by religious and medical opponents in the later years of the 20th century A.D. The literature also embodies the consideration of the social and psychological benefits of hypnosis.The methodology considered relevant themes such as area of study, population and sampling techniques, instruments for data collection, method or procedure for data collection and data analysis technique. Following statistical analysis of result using One-way analysis of variance the null hypothesis was accepted based on the finding that the Fcal value of 0.0368 is les that the critical value of 4.51 at 0.05 degree of significance. This indicates that there is no significant impact of hypnotic application in religious worship in the area of study .