Overview
- This volume brings trends in psychology of religion, positive psychology and cross-cultural psychology together
- Fills an unique place in the market's increasing interest and demand in the psychology of religion
- Provides reviews of the literature in the ways in which different religions contribute to positive functioning
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology (CAPP, volume 9)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Positive Psychology within the Context of Specific Religions
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Front Matter
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Variations in the Paths to Positivity and Religiosity
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Keywords
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Humility and Religion
- Immigrant Family Narratives
- Meaning and Well-Being through Hindu Beliefs
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Mindfulness, Spirituality and Well-Being
- Neuropsychology of Well-Being
- Positive Emotions across Religion
- Positive Psychology and Buddhism
- Positive Psychology and Christianity
- Positive Psychology and Islam
- Positive Psychology and Judaism
- Positive Psychology with Religion
- Psychology of Forgiveness
- Psychology of Gratitude
- Psychology of Meaning
- Religion, Health and Coping
- Sikhism and Positive Psychology
- Struggle of Experiencing a Stroke
About this book
This book presents an integrated review and critical analysis of the recent research in the positive psychology of religion, with focus on the positive psychology of religion across different cultures and religions. The book provides a review of the literature on different contributions of religion and spirituality to positive functioning and well-being and reviews religions across the world, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Sikhism, Native American religions, and Hinduism.Â
It fills a unique place in the market’s increasing interest and demand in the psychology of religion, as well as positive psychology. While the target audience is researchers, scholars, and students in psychology, cross-cultural studies, religious studies, and social sciences, it will be useful for anyone interested in better understanding the contributions of religion and culture in subjective well-being.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Chu Kim-Prieto, PhD specializes in Positive Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology. She has published research on happiness, cross-cultural psychology of emotion, and psychology of religion and spirituality in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. She is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Happiness and is the incoming Associate Editor of the Asian American Journal of Psychology.Â
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Religion and Spirituality Across Cultures
Editors: Chu Kim-Prieto
Series Title: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8950-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8949-3Published: 21 August 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7898-5Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8950-9Published: 07 August 2014
Series ISSN: 2210-5417
Series E-ISSN: 2210-5425
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 369
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Positive Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Religion and Education, Human Geography, Cross Cultural Psychology