Religious paranoia
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Religious paranoia is an irrational fear of being purposefully attacked by an outside agent(s) in or through some religious context. Some examples:
- The fear that someone is going to steal your soul.
- The fear that demons are tempting you.
- The fear that cultists are plotting against you.
- The fear that God is out to get you.
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See also
- Group dynamics
- Islamophobia
- Mass hysteria
- Moral panic
- Paranoia
- Religious intolerance
- Social psychology
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