The Belief in a Just World and the 'Heroic Motive': Searching for 'Constants' in the Psychology of Religious Ideology
As Deconchy (this issue) recognizes, belief in a just world appears as a funda- mental principle in people's efforts to organize their important experiences. Earlier observational and experimentally based evidence suggested that the theme of justice plays a central role in human activities and...
| Published in: | The international journal for the psychology of religion |
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[1991]
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The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Summary: | As Deconchy (this issue) recognizes, belief in a just world appears as a funda- mental principle in people's efforts to organize their important experiences. Earlier observational and experimentally based evidence suggested that the theme of justice plays a central role in human activities and is capable of legitimizing, even requiring the sacrifice of other societal values, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Later theoretical efforts developed from the realization that holy crusades can supersede issues of justice, transform- ing terrorists and their innocent victims into heroes and martyrs. Subsequent research confirmed the presence and functioning of heroic themes in people's lives-themes designed to provide security in the face of inevitable failures and suffering. |
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| ISSN: | 1532-7582 |
| Reference: | Kritik von "Religious belief Systems (1991)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0101_4 |