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Psychology of Religion
- Edited by Justin L. Barrett.
Published May 2010
Psychology of religion is essentially as old as psychology itself, with over a hundred years of history and claiming some of psychology’s most notable characters as contributors, including William James, Sigmund Freud, Gordon Allport, and Jean Piaget. In recent years, this subfield of psychology…
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The Positive Psychology of Buddhism and Yoga
Paths to A Mature Happiness
- By Marvin Levine.
Published July 2009
This book describes Buddhist-Yogic ideas in relation to those of contemporary Western psychology. The book begins with the Buddhist view of the human psyche and of the human condition. This leads to the question of what psychological changes need to be made to improve that condition. Similarities…
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Religious Fundamentalism
Global, Local and Personal
- By Peter Herriot.
Published September 2008
How does a religious fundamentalist come to embrace a counter-cultural world view?
Fundamentalism can be analysed from a variety of perspectives. It is a type of belief system which enables individuals to make sense of their lives and provides them with an identity. It is a social…
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Religious Fundamentalism and Social Identity
- By Peter Herriot.
Published January 2007
The attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in the United States of September 11th, 2001 brought the phenomenon of religious fundamentalism to the world's attention.Sociological research has clearly demonstrated that fundamentalists are primarily reacting against modernity, and believe…
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William James and The Varieties of Religious Experience
A Centenary Celebration
- Edited by Jeremy Carrette.
Published November 2004
William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience was an intellectual landmark, paving the way for current study of psychology, philosophy and religious studies. In this new companion to the Varieties, key international experts provide contemporary responses to James's book, exploring its…
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The Resonance of Emptiness
A Buddhist Inspiration for Contemporary Psychotherapy
- By Gay Watson.
Published July 2002
This work presents an exploration of Buddhist philosophy and practice as a potential resource for an approach to psychotherapy which is responsive to the needs of its time and context, and attempts to open up a three-way dialogue between Buddhism, psychotherapy and contemporary discourse to reveal…
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