Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion

Language: English

Pages: 532

ISBN: 038771801X

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fredrica R. Halligan Mind Body Spirit Institute, Stamford, CT, USA Bibliography All the major world religions have recommended, at some point in their history, various practices of Hinnells, J. R. (1995). Dictionary of religions. New York: Penguin Books. A A 116 Asexuality Matthew A. Rider Loyola University Maryland, Columbia, MD, USA In psychological and spiritual academic circles, there remains considerable disagreement over the term asexuality. Often the confusion involves whether

projects are the result of grassroots efforts operating with little or no outside support. This goes hand in hand with ideas set forth by Jung (1999), who mentions that the main role of religion is to allow the individual the possibility

diamond is every other diamond; American Buddhism consists of many highly varied sanghas (local groups) whose common root is in the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha of thirdcentury BCE India and has now interpenetrated every aspect of American culture. It is found in common images in marketing (the Dalai Lama on Apple computer); in music (e.g., Philip Glass, Buddha Bar); in movies such as Seven Years in Tibet (1997, Director Jean-Jacques Annaud. The movie was based on the true story of Heinrich

helped me to realize that the spiritual power that I felt so strongly in the wild and beautiful world of the forest was one and the same with . . . the days when I used to spend long hours in ancient cathedrals (Goodall 1999, p. 94). 69 A Goodall got it. While we work on trying to understand animal communications, most of them are nonverbal. This means we have to change ourselves and increase our own empathetic abilities to read nonverbal languages. Rub a friendly horse’s neck to show respect.

involves an appraisal of a dangerous situation. Appraisal begins as a threat enters awareness and one immediately evaluates its potential for harm and considers resources to fend it off. This process suggests that fear involves a cognitive process. One must think about the danger. If assessment determines a lack of protective resources, fear gives rise to anxiety, which is the emotional process (feeling state) that follows from being afraid (the thought process). Thinking about a threat (fear)

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