POPULAR DEVOTIONS : A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
Devotions, whether they are popular or not are part and parcel of the life of any human being. A human being is a devotee by nature. Psychologists like Erich Fromm consider devotion as a universal human variable which is rooted in the very conditions of human existence. I He describes the psychologi...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
1990
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1990, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 204-212 |
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Popular Devotions
B Popular Devotions and Elitist Theology B Deviated devotions: a Source of Psychopathology B Devotion: Essential to Fullness of Life |
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Summary: | Devotions, whether they are popular or not are part and parcel of the life of any human being. A human being is a devotee by nature. Psychologists like Erich Fromm consider devotion as a universal human variable which is rooted in the very conditions of human existence. I He describes the psychological roots of man's need for devotion in his book Man for Himself. |
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ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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