Author : David Adams Leeming
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1023 pages
File Size : 17,24 MB
Release : 2009-10-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 038771801X
Book Description
Integrating psychology and religion, this unique encyclopedia offers a rich contribution to the development of human self-understanding. It provides an intellectually rigorous collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines, dogmas, and experiences of the world’s religious traditions. Easy-to-read, the encyclopedia draws from forty different religions, including modern world religions and older religious movements. It is of particular interest to researchers and professionals in psychology and religion.