Ancient Prayers and the Psychology of Religion: Deities as Parental Figures
This article examines the image of deities in Hebrew and Akkadian prayers through the lens of attachment theory. Attachment theory describes how infants form attachments with their caregivers, and how caregivers form reciprocal bonds with their children. Children form mental representations of their...
| Published in: | Journal of Biblical literature |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholar's Press
[2015]
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2015, Volume: 134, Issue: 4, Pages: 681-700 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Prayer
/ Hebrew language
/ Akkadian language
/ Gods
/ Father figu
/ Mother (Motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Worship
B Gods B Psychological research B RELIGIOUS psychology B Self |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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