Resisting history [[electronic resource] ] : religious transcendence and the invention of the unconscious / / Rhodri Hayward

• Autore: Hayward Rhodri (Rhodri Lloyd)
• Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed by Palgrave, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.1/9
• Soggetto topico: Psychology and religion; Mysticism - History
• Soggetto non controllato: Christology; cause and effect; demonic possession; hauntings; inexplicable; miraculous events; mystics; psychological theories; supernatural; visions
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the
• Titolo autorizzato: Resisting history
• ISBN: 1-84779-659-1; 1-78170-077-X; 1-84779-146-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791739303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Encounters (Manchester University Press)