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Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

Editors:

  1. David A. Leeming

    1. University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
      Blanton-Peale Institute, New York, USA

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  • Offers insight into the meanings of symbols and themes
  • Uses a broad range of psychological approaches
  • Establishes a technical and phenomenological vocabulary

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Table of contents (949 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-liii
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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. Active Imagination in Psychotherapy

      • Judson Davis
      Pages 10-12

    5. Adam and Eve

      • Stuart Z. Charmé
      Pages 13-15

    6. Adler, Alfred

      • Melissa K. Smothers
      Pages 15-18

    7. Adoption

      • Ronald Katz
      Pages 18-20

    8. Affect

      • Jo Nash
      Pages 20-22

    9. African American Spirituality

      • Kathy Coffman, Jamie D. Aten, Ryan M. Denney, Tiffani Futch
      Pages 22-24

    10. African Diaspora Religions

      • Alexander (Alejandro) V. Gonzalez
      Pages 24-29

    11. African Traditional Religion

      • Danoye Oguntola-Laguda
      Pages 29-33

    12. Afro-Caribbean: Religion and Psychology

      • Patrice Natalie Delevante
      Pages 33-36

    13. Ahimsa

      • Trish O’Sullivan
      Pages 36-37

    14. Akedah

      • Lynn Somerstein
      Pages 37-38

    15. Alchemical Mercurius and Carl Gustav Jung

      • Mathew Mather
      Pages 38-40

    16. Al-Ghaib: The Invisible/Unknowable

      • El-Sayed El-Aswad
      Pages 40-43

    17. Allah, The Concept of

      • Naji Abi-Hashem
      Pages 43-49

    18. Allport, Gordon

      • Ralph Hood
      Pages 50-53

    19. Amaterasu

      • David A. Leeming
      Pages 53-54
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About this book

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion 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 and phenomenological 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.





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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

    David A. Leeming

  • Blanton-Peale Institute, New York, 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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