Terror and transformation : the ambiguity of religion in psychoanalytic perspective
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TextNew York Brunner-Routledge c2002Description: 130p.; bibliog. refs.; indexContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 1583911936
- BF175.4.R44 J657 2002
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Introduction - Religion and its ambiguities. 1 Religion and idealizataion. 2 Clinical illustrations. 3 A psychology of the sacred. 4 Idealization and religious fanaticism. 5 Idealization and transformation. 6 Religion without idealization--is it possible?
This is the first book to address the nature of religion and its capacity to sponsor both terrorism and transformation in terms of contemporary relational psychoanalytic theory. It will be invaluable to students and practitioners of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, psychology, and religious studies and to others interested in the role of religion in the lives of individuals and societies.'
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