| Description |
1 online resource (244 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; 1. An Appreciation of Paul Pruyser; I. INTRODUCTION; 2. A Psychological View of Religion in the 1970s; II. CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS; 3. The Seamy Side of Current Religious Beliefs; 4. Narcissism in Contemporary Religion; III. RELIGIOUS FUNCTION; 5. Religion in the Psychiatric Hospital: A Reassessment; 6. Anxiety, Guilt, and Shame in the Atonement; IV. METHODS FOR STUDYING RELIGION; 7. Assessment of the Patient's Religious Attitudes in the Psychiatric Case Study; 8. Psychoanalytic Method in the Study of Religious Meanings; V. RELIGIOUS DYNAMICS |
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9. Psychological Roots and Branches of Belief10. Forms and Functions of the Imagination in Religion; VI. CONCLUSION; 11. Where Do We Go From Here? Scenarios for the Psychology of Religion; 12. The Pruyser Legacy for the Psychology of Religion; Bibliography of the Writings of Paul W. Pruyser, Ph. D.; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Summary |
An anthology of the writings of the late Paul Pruyser, an American psychologist concerned with the psychology of religion. The essays provide an overview of major themes in Pruyser's thought, and demonstrate his wide-ranging contributions to the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Christianity -- Psychology
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Psychoanalysis and religion.
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Christianity -- Psychology
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Psychoanalysis and religion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Malony, H. Newton
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Spilka, Bernard
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| LC no. |
90047084 |
| ISBN |
9780195362817 |
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0195362810 |
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1280524502 |
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9781280524509 |
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1423764269 |
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9781423764267 |
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