03092nam 2200793 a 450 991079173930332120200520144314.01-84779-659-11-78170-077-X1-84779-146-810.7765/9781847791467(CKB)2560000000085644(EBL)1069565(OCoLC)818847281(SSID)ssj0000712839(PQKBManifestationID)12266693(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712839(PQKBWorkID)10651511(PQKB)10993761(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085692(OCoLC)936292113(MdBmJHUP)muse78080(Au-PeEL)EBL1069565(CaPaEBR)ebr10623299(CaONFJC)MIL843470(MiAaPQ)EBC1069565(DE-B1597)660641(DE-B1597)9781847791467(EXLCZ)99256000000008564420080825d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrResisting history[electronic resource] religious transcendence and the invention of the unconscious /Rhodri HaywardManchester ;New York Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed by Palgrave20071 online resource (161 p.)EncountersIncludes index.0-7190-9537-9 0-7190-7414-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The invention of the self; 2 The invention of the unconscious; 3 The soul governed; 4 The self triumphant; Index.How can historians make sense of visions, hauntings and demonic possession? Do miraculous events have any place in a world governed by cause and effect? In Resisting history, Rhodri Hayward examines the cumulative attempts of theologians, historians and psychologists to create a consistent and rational narrative capable of containing the inexplicable. This lucid and provocative account argues that the psychological theories we routinely use to make sense of supernatural experience were born out of struggles between popular mystics and conservative authorities. Hayward's lively analysis of theEncounters (Manchester University Press)Psychology and religionMysticismHistoryChristology.cause and effect.demonic possession.hauntings.inexplicable.miraculous events.mystics.psychological theories.supernatural.visions.Psychology and religion.MysticismHistory.200.1/9Hayward Rhodri(Rhodri Lloyd)1478569MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791739303321Resisting history3694278UNINA