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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791713203321

Autore

Wilson Erika

Titolo

Emotions and spirituality in religions and spiritual movements [[electronic resource] /] / Erika Wilson ; foreword by Scott Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, Inc., c2012

ISBN

1-283-52393-0

9786613836380

0-7618-5951-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WellsScott

Disciplina

128.37

Soggetti

Emotions - Religious aspects

Spirituality

Religions

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.

Nota di contenuto

Emotions and Spirituality in Religions and Spiritual Movements; Table of Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1: Emotions and Spirituality in the Religions of the World; Chapter 2: The Divine, the Self, Soul, Emotions, Consciousness, and the Spiritual Journey in Religions, Spiritual Movements, the Social Sciences, and the Neurosciences; Chapter 3: Spiritual Experiences, Spiritual Disciplines, Emotions, and the Sciences; Chapter 4: Emotions, Symbols, Sacred Writings, Prayer, Rituals, Spiritual Disciplines, and Spiritual Experiences

Chapter 5: Positive and Negative Emotions, Free Will, Conversions, Conscience, Ethics, and Social Activism in Religions and Spiritual MovementsChapter 6: Negative Emotions, Evil, Suffering, Prejudice, Violence, War, and Peace in Religions and Spiritual Movements; Chapter 7: Emotions and Spirituality in Primal Religions; Chapter 8: Emotions and Spirituality in Eastern Religions; Chapter 9: Emotions and Spirituality in Western Religions; Chapter 10: Emotions and Emotional Issues in Religions and Spiritual Movements-Some Conclusions; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Applying recent psychological and neuropsychological studies of emotions, Wilson explores the role of emotions in major Eastern,



Western, and primal religions, as well as in some contemporary spiritual movements. The book discusses several religions' attitudes on how to handle positive and negative emotions.