1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451518103321

Autore

Pruyser Paul W

Titolo

Religion in psychodynamic perspective [[electronic resource] ] : the contributions of Paul W. Pruyser / / edited by H. Newton Malony, Bernard Spilka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

1-280-52450-2

0-19-536281-0

1-4237-6426-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MalonyH. Newton

SpilkaBernard <1926->

Disciplina

200.19

200/.1/9

Soggetti

Christianity - Psychology

Psychoanalysis and religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. An Appreciation of Paul Pruyser; I. INTRODUCTION; 2. A Psychological View of Religion in the 1970's; 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

9. Psychological Roots and Branches of Belief 10. 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;

Sommario/riassunto

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455198003321

Autore

Ellenson David

Titolo

Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the Creation of a Modern Jewish Orthodoxy [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2009

ISBN

0-585-27593-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Judaic Studies Series

Disciplina

296.8/32/092

296.832092

296.832092B

Soggetti

Hildesheimer, Esriel

Orthodox Judaism

Rabbis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1. The Man and the Challenges of His Times; 2. The Quest for Religious Authority; 3. The Confrontations with Jewish Religious and Cultural Pluralism; 4. The Tasks of Education; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The story of modern Orthodox Judaism is usually told only from the perspective of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Ellenson's work, a thorough examination of the life and work of one of Hirsch's contemporaries, Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer, reveals another important contributor to the creation of a modern Jewish Orthodoxy during the late 1800's. like Hirsch, Hildesheirmer felt the need to continue certain traditions while at the same time introducing certain innovations to meet the demands of a modern society. This original study of an Orthodox rabbinic leader shows how Hildesheirmer's flexib