# Théodule Ribot — The Varieties of Religious Experience character guide

> Théodule Ribot in The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Professor Ribot, Ribot

**First appearance:** 0003-lecture-i-religion-and-neurology

## Who they are

French psychologist, cited on the psychology of belief.

## In the story

### [Lectures VI and VII: The Sick Soul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lectures-vi-and-vii-the-sick-soul)

Proposed the term 'anhedonia' to describe a condition of joylessness and lack of emotional reaction.

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