Death anxiety and religious belief: an existential psychology of religion

The whats and whys of religious belief -- A history of thanatocentric theories of religion -- Measuring faith and fear -- Are people afraid of death? -- The religious correlates of death anxiety -- Death anxiety and religion: causes and consequences -- The future of immortality, literal, and symboli...

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Authors: Jong, Jonathan (Author) ; Halberstadt, Jamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Bloomsbury 2016
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Scientific studies of religion: inquiry and explanation
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious psychology / Faith / Death / Mortal fear
Further subjects:B Religion Philosophy
B Fear of death
B Psychology, Religious
B Electronic books
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Summary:The whats and whys of religious belief -- A history of thanatocentric theories of religion -- Measuring faith and fear -- Are people afraid of death? -- The religious correlates of death anxiety -- Death anxiety and religion: causes and consequences -- The future of immortality, literal, and symbolic
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1474297811
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9781474297813