Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Religion: The Illusion Has a Future
Several contemporary object relations theorists have amended Freud's treatment of religion as exclusively pathological. Broader object relational perspectives acknowledge the possibility of both a healthy and unhealthy line of religious development. Rather than every religious illusion necessar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1990
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Journal of psychology and theology
Year: 1990, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 209-217 |
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| Summary: | Several contemporary object relations theorists have amended Freud's treatment of religion as exclusively pathological. Broader object relational perspectives acknowledge the possibility of both a healthy and unhealthy line of religious development. Rather than every religious illusion necessarily dying of disenchantment as a person matures, one's religious beliefs may undergo continuous transformation and revision. Illusion is newly regarded as an essential and psychically useful component of human development. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009164719001800301 |