Terror and transformation the ambiguity of religion in psychoanalytic perspective
Religion has been responsible for both horrific acts against humanity and some of humanity's most sublime teachings and experiences. How is this possible? From a contemporary psychoanalytic perspective, this book seeks to answer that question in terms of the psychological dynamic of idealisatio...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Brunner-Routledge
2002.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798411806719 |
| Sumario: | Religion has been responsible for both horrific acts against humanity and some of humanity's most sublime teachings and experiences. How is this possible? From a contemporary psychoanalytic perspective, this book seeks to answer that question in terms of the psychological dynamic of idealisation.At the heart of living religion is the idealisation of everyday objects. Such idealisations provide much of the transforming power of religious experience, which is one of the positive contributions of religion to the psychological life. However, idealisation can also lead to religious fanaticism w |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (143 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317763031 9781315800608 9781317763048 |
