Religion Conceptualized as an Attachment Process: Another Deficiency Approach to the Psychology of Religion?

Kirkpatrick's essay is examined in terms of the adequacy of attachment theory to account for all forms and levels of religious alignment. It is concluded that the essential ambiguity of religious attachments must be recognized if they are not to be regarded merely as another form of compensatio...

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Main Author: Noller, Patricia 1938- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [1992]
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1992, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-36
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Summary:Kirkpatrick's essay is examined in terms of the adequacy of attachment theory to account for all forms and levels of religious alignment. It is concluded that the essential ambiguity of religious attachments must be recognized if they are not to be regarded merely as another form of compensation or as corresponding directly with other established attachments.
ISSN:1532-7582
Reference:Kritik von "An Attachment -Theory Approach Psychology of Religion (1992)"
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0201_3