Religiosity and Fear of Death: A Theory-Oriented Review of the Empirical Literature
Do religious people fear death more or less than those who are nonreligious? According to two theories, religiosity and fear of death should be inversely correlated. A third theory suggests that moderately religious persons should be more fearful than those who are extremely religious or nonreligiou...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
2013
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Review of religious research
Year: 2013, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-189 |
Further subjects: | B
Buffering theory
B Curvilinearity B Fear of death B Terror-management theory B Belief in immortality B Religiosity B Death apprehension theory B Religions |
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