Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion.
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. This volume includes a special section on Islam and Mental Health as well as articles on spirituality, psychological health, c...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
BRILL
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion Ser.
v.20 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and sociology
B Social Sciences B Religion B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9789004175624 |
| Summary: | Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion publishes empirical and theoretical studies of religion from a wide range of disciplines and from all parts of the globe. This volume includes a special section on Islam and Mental Health as well as articles on spirituality, psychological health, conversion, and the cultural psychology of religion. Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Manuscript Invitation -- Couples Viewing Marriage and Pregnancy through the Lens of the Sacred: A Descriptive Study (Annette Mahoney, Kenneth I. Pargament, and Alfred DeMaris) -- Contemporary Conversions: Compensatory Needs or Self-Growth Motives? (Coralie Buxant, Vassilis Saroglou, and Jacques Scheuer) -- Alternative Spiritualities: Different Personalities? An Enquiry Concerning Paranormal Beliefs and Traditional Religiosity (Leslie J. Francis and Emyr Williams) -- Spiritual and Psychological Health of Malaysian Youths (Syed S. Imam, Abu S. Nurullah, Pute R. Makol-Abdul, Saodah A. Rahman, and Hazizan M. Noon) -- Cultural Psychology of Religion: Profi le of an Interdisciplinary Approach (Jacob A. Belzen) -- The Utility of the Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) Scale with Christians and Buddhists in Sri La nka (Ralph L. Piedmont, Mary Beth Werdel, and Mario Fernando) -- Introduction to Special Section: Islam and Mental Health: Fertile Ground for Research (Mark M. Leach) -- Post-Critical Beliefs in Iran: Predicting Religious and Psychological F unctioning (Nima Ghorbani, P. J. Watson, Kadijeh Shamohammadi, and Christopher J.L. Cunningham) -- Family Privacy as Protection: A Qualitative Pilot Study of Mental Illness in Arab-American Muslim Women (Dena Hassouneh and Anahid Kulwicki) -- Pakistani Muslims Dealing with Cancer: Relationships with Religious Coping, Religious Orientation, and Psychological Distress (Ziasma Haneef Khan, Saabera Sultana, and P. J. Watson) -- The Signifi cance of Islam for Coping with Loss and Bereavement: Palestinian Children Killed in Israel (Nader Shhadi, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, and Zvi Bekerman). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9047429060 |