RT Article
T1 D. W. Winnicott, transitional objects, and the importance of materialization for religious belief
JF Journal of spirituality in mental health
VO 21
IS 3
SP 178
OP 193
A1 Gabel, Stewart
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1670219895
AB Idols, icons and religious images have had an enormous influence on the spiritual and religious lives of individuals and communities for millennia. This paper explores aspects of this attraction from a psychological perspective using the model of transitional objects developed by D. W. Winnicott, a 20th century British psychoanalyst. I argue that the worship or veneration of material forms may at times represent or symbolize the unseen divinity or god for the believer, but at times these forms may also "be" the divine or be considered an aspect of the divine in material form, thus facilitating religious devotion.
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K1 D. W. Winnicott
K1 Material Religion
K1 Transitional objects
DO 10.1080/19349637.2018.1467813