Psychoanalytic Understanding of Religion

This essay reviews classical psychoanalytic theory and its derivatives—in ego psychology, object relations theory, and self psychology—for their current contributions to understanding the religions of individuals. It is argued that these approaches involve both hermeneutic and critical analyses of t...

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Main Author: Heimbrock, Hans-Günter 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [1991]
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1991, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 71-89
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:This essay reviews classical psychoanalytic theory and its derivatives—in ego psychology, object relations theory, and self psychology—for their current contributions to understanding the religions of individuals. It is argued that these approaches involve both hermeneutic and critical analyses of the unconscious as it manifests itself in religion.
Item Description:Der Autorenname ist im Inhaltsverzeichnis der Online-Ausgabe falsch wiedergegeben als Hana-Gunter Heimbrock
ISSN:1532-7582
Reference:Kritik in "More Things in Heaven and Earth (1991)"
Kritik in "Could Religion Also Be Healthy? (1991)"
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0102_1