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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791976403321

Autore

Katchadourian Herant A

Titolo

Guilt [[electronic resource] ] : the bite of conscience / / Herant Katchadourian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, CA, : Stanford General Books, c2010

ISBN

0-8047-7843-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Disciplina

152.4/4

Soggetti

Guilt

Guilt - Religious aspects

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; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Guilt and Its Neighbors; 2. Commandments and Sins; 3. Guilt and Relationships; 4. Guilt without Transgression; 5. The Pathology of Guilt; 6. The Development of Moral Judgment; 7. The Evolution of Guilt; 8. Guilt in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; 9. Guilt in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism; 10. Guilt in the Light of Reason; 11. Guilt in the Courtroom; Epilogue; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The author, an experienced psychiatrist and professor, examines the feeling of guilt in different times, places, cultures, religions, and contexts.