Terror and Transformation: The Ambiguity of Religion in Psychoanalytic Perspective

by James W. Jones

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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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1583911936

ISBN13:9781583911938

Release Date:January 2002

Publisher:Routledge

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.44 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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