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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820911203321

Autore

Pruyser Paul W

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991

ISBN

0-19-774083-9

1-280-52450-2

0-19-536281-0

1-4237-6426-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

MalonyH. Newton

SpilkaBernard <1926->

Disciplina

200.19

200/.1/9

Soggetti

Christianity - Psychology

Psychoanalysis and religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1991.

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.