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  • Reference work
  • Nov 2013

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

Editors:

  1. David A. Leeming

    1. University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

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  • First to integrate psychology and religion in the context of modern social and behavioral sciences
  • This 2nd edition continues to offer a rich contribution to the development of human self-understanding
  • Provides a comprehensive collection of psychological interpretations of the world's religious and mythological traditions

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Table of contents (764 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xliv
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    1. Abraham and Isaac

      • Anais N. Spitzer
      Pages 1-3

    2. Abyss

      • Kathryn Madden
      Pages 4-7

    3. Active Imagination

      • Leon Schlamm
      Pages 7-10

    4. Adam and Eve

      • Stuart Z. Charmé
      Pages 10-13

    5. Adler, Alfred

      • Melissa K. Smothers
      Pages 13-15

    6. Adoption

      • Ronald Katz
      Pages 15-18

    7. Affect

      • Jo Nash
      Pages 18-20

    8. African American Spirituality

      • Kathy Coffman, Jamie D. Aten, Ryan M. Denney, Tiffani Futch
      Pages 20-21

    9. African Diaspora Religions

      • Alexander (Alejandro) V. Gonzalez
      Pages 22-26

    10. African Traditional Religion

      • Danoye Oguntola-Laguda
      Pages 26-31

    11. Ahimsa

      • Trish O’Sullivan
      Pages 31-32

    12. Akedah

      • Lynn Somerstein
      Pages 32-33

    13. Alchemical Mercurius and Carl Gustav Jung

      • Mathew Mather
      Pages 33-34

    14. Allah, The Concept of

      • Naji Abi-Hashem
      Pages 34-38

    15. Allport, Gordon

      • Ralph Hood
      Pages 38-42

    16. Altered States of Consciousness

      • Brandon Randolph-Seng
      Pages 42-43

    17. American Buddhism

      • Robert Kaizen Gunn
      Pages 43-48

    18. Amita Buddha

      • Minqin Wang, Lee W. Bailey
      Pages 48-52

    19. Amplification

      • Joe Cambray
      Pages 52-56
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About this book

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 2nd edition, is a greatly expanded and updated reference work that builds on the foundation of the highly successful previous edition. The first to integrate psychology and religion in the context of modern social and behavioral sciences, Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion continues to offer a rich contribution to the development of human self-understanding. A significant number of new entries and of updated original entries provide even more comprehensive coverage. This reference work provides a definitive and intellectually rigorous collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines, dogmas, and experiences of the world's religious and mythological traditions. A broad range of psychological approaches are used in order to help readers understand the form and content of religious experience as well as offer insight into the meanings of religious symbols and themes. It provides a technical andphenomenological vocabulary that will enable collaboration and dialogue among researchers in both fields. Easy to read and scrupulously edited, the encyclopedia draws from different religions, including modern world religions and older religious movements. It is of particular interest to researchers and professionals in psychology and religion.


The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion is gathering new and revised entries toward its 3rd edition. Prospective authors are encouraged to contact Editor-in-Chief David Leeming for further details: daleeming@gmail.com . 


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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

    David A. Leeming

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About the editor

David A. Leeming, Ph.D., has taught courses in Myth, Religion, and Literature for many years and has published several books on this subject. He has previous experience in overseeing encyclopedia-type projects, including the Oxford Companion to World Mythology (fall 2005). Until recently he was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Religion and Health and Dean of Blanton Peale’s Graduate Institute.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

  • Editors: David A. Leeming

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6086-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XLIV, 1966

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 75 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of Psychology, Religious Studies, general, Philosophy of Religion

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