Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Religion
Author | : James William Jones |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300057849 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300057843 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Religion by : James William Jones
Download or read book Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Religion written by James William Jones and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the latest psychoanalytic "theories" and their relevance for religious studies. The author, a clinical psychologist and professor of religion, builds on more recent theories in which the self is constued as a matrix of interalized relationships, investigates ways in which religious beliefs, practices, and experiences reflect the structure of the relational self.