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Fits, Trances, and Visions: Experiencing Religion and Explaining Experience from Wesley to James
ISBN: 9780691010243 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fits, trances, visions, speaking in tongues, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, possession. Believers have long viewed these and similar involuntary experiences as religious--as manifestations of God, the spirits, or the Christ within. Skeptics, on the other hand, have understood them as symptoms of physical disease, mental disorder, group dynamics, or other natural causes. In this sweeping work of religious and psychological history, Ann Taves explores the myriad ways in which believers and detractors interpreted these complex experiences in Anglo-American culture between the... Fits, trances, visions, speaking in tongues, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, possession. Believers have long viewed these and similar involu... |
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268,83 zł |
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The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
ISBN: 9780743257879 / Angielski / Miękka / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considered one of the great intellectual achievements of the twentieth century, James's influential book seeks to shift the emphasis in the study of religion and psychology from the dogmas and external forms of religion to the unique mental states associated with it. This notable and influential study of the psychology of religion asserts that instead of the tenants of organized religion, we should look to the individual religious experiences as the foundations of religious life. As such, James makes his case with the religious accounts of various well-known thinkers throughout history,...
Considered one of the great intellectual achievements of the twentieth century, James's influential book seeks to shift the emphasis in the study of r...
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69,36 zł |
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Born to Believe: God, Science, and the Origin of Ordinary and Extraordinary Beliefs
ISBN: 9780743274982 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born to Believe was previously published in hardcover as Why We Believe What We Believe. Prayer...meditation...speaking in tongues. What do these spiritual activities share and how do they differ? Why do some people believe in God, while others embrace atheism? From the ordinary to the extraordinary, beliefs give meaning to the mysteries of life. They motivate us, provide us with our individual uniqueness, and ultimately change the structure and function of our brains. In Born to Believe, Andrew Newberg, MD, and Mark Waldman reveal -- for the very first time --...
Born to Believe was previously published in hardcover as Why We Believe What We Believe. Prayer...meditation...speaking in tongues....
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84,74 zł |
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Modes of Religiosity: A Cognitive Theory of Religious Transmission
ISBN: 9780759106147 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Religions_whatever else they may be_are configurations of cultural information reproduced across space and time. Beginning with this seemingly obvious fact of religious transmission, Harvey Whitehouse goes on to construct a testable theory of how religions are created, passed on, and changed. At the center of his theory are two divergent 'modes of religiosity: ' the imagistic and the doctrinal. Drawing from recent advances in cognitive science, Whitehouse's theory shows how religions tend to coalesce around one of these two poles depending on how religious behaviors are remembered. In the...
Religions_whatever else they may be_are configurations of cultural information reproduced across space and time. Beginning with this seemingly obvious...
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611,78 zł |
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Modes of Religiosity: A Cognitive Theory of Religious Transmission
ISBN: 9780759106154 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Religions--whatever else they may be--are configurations of cultural information reproduced across space and time. Beginning with this seemingly obvious fact of religious transmission, Harvey Whitehouse goes on to construct a testable theory of how religions are created, passed on, and changed. At the center of his theory are two divergent 'modes of religiosity: ' the imagistic and the doctrinal. Drawing from recent advances in cognitive science, Whitehouse's theory shows how religions tend to coalesce around one of these two poles depending on how religious behaviors are remembered. In the...
Religions--whatever else they may be--are configurations of cultural information reproduced across space and time. Beginning with this seemingly obvio...
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242,77 zł |
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Mind and Religion: Psychological and Cognitive Foundations of Religion
ISBN: 9780759106185 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection examines new psychological evidence for the modal theory and attempts to synthesize this theory with other theories of cognition and religion.
This collection examines new psychological evidence for the modal theory and attempts to synthesize this theory with other theories of cognition and r...
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738,02 zł |
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Mind and Religion: Psychological and Cognitive Foundations of Religion
ISBN: 9780759106192 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection examines new psychological evidence for the modal theory and attempts to synthesize this theory with other theories of cognition and religion.
This collection examines new psychological evidence for the modal theory and attempts to synthesize this theory with other theories of cognition and r...
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296,18 zł |
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Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective
ISBN: 9780759106628 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on his background in theology and comparative religion, Pyysi inen (Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies) outlines the theoretical foundations of a cognitive science of religion, and employs the perspective to deconstruct a number of basic concepts in the study of religion, among them miracle, magic, and culture. He continues work he beg
Drawing on his background in theology and comparative religion, Pyysi inen (Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies) outlines the theoretical foundati...
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728,31 zł |
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Magic, Miracles, and Religion: A Scientist's Perspective
ISBN: 9780759106635 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Can scientists study religion? Ilkka Pyysi inen says that they can. While the study of religion cannot be reduced to other disciplines, it must not ignore what other disciplines have learned about human thought and behavior. In this collection of essays, Pyysi inen shows how findings from cognitive science can offer new directions to debates in religion. After providing a historical and theoretical overview of the cognitive science of religion, Pyysi inen demonstrates how knowledge of the mind's workings can help deconstruct such concepts as "god," "ideology," "culture," "magic," "miracles,"...
Can scientists study religion? Ilkka Pyysi inen says that they can. While the study of religion cannot be reduced to other disciplines, it must not ig...
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301,04 zł |
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Schrödinger's Cat & The Golden Bough: Reflections on Science, Mythology and Magic
ISBN: 9780761817499 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Schrodinger's Cat & The Golden Bough addresses the relationship between science and mythology from the starting points of Frazer's The Golden Bough and Erwin Schrodinger's famous cat. From the Greek origins of modern scientific thought, Bancroft traces the intertwining and separation of mythology, magic, and science through the ages. Drawing on psychology, mythology, literature, and history of science, the author, a physicist who works with electromagnetic Field Theory, presents a fascinating and provocative cross-disciplinary study."
Schrodinger's Cat & The Golden Bough addresses the relationship between science and mythology from the starting points of Frazer's The Golden Bough an...
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466,12 zł |
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Essays on Communication & Spirituality: Contributions to a New Discourse on Communication
ISBN: 9780761820796 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The goal of Essays on Communication & Spirituality is to expand students' understanding of communication theory and inquiry. The editor and contributors aim to present the beginning position of an emerging discourse in the communication field. The collection's essays explore the potential contribution of spirituality for the study of communication. They also examine and illustrate how scholarly work that is premised on such spiritual assumptions reshapes our understanding of communication. Essays on Communication & Spirituality is intended as a supplemental text for any foundational...
The goal of Essays on Communication & Spirituality is to expand students' understanding of communication theory and inquiry. The editor and contributo...
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339,83 zł |
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Bad Religion: The Psychology of Religious Misbehavior
ISBN: 9780761835615 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bad Religion suggests that there are two classifications of religious people in the world: those that better the world through their faith, and those that cause harm and suffering through their religious misinterpretations. Bad Religion focuses on the latter group of individuals who practice "bad religion," by engaging in religious misconduct.
Bad Religion suggests that there are two classifications of religious people in the world: those that better the world through their faith, and those ...
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228,15 zł |
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Beyond Shame and Pain
ISBN: 9780788011832 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unique among books on forgiveness, "Beyond Shame and Pain" brings together a Christian approach with a solid foundation in clinical and social psychology. Based on 26 years of teaching and clinical practice, Berecz condenses insights into reader-friendly prose, using case examples to illustrate his primary points. He says that forgiveness is something most people want more of, but few know how to genuinely achieve. Berecz provides fresh ideas on how to appropriate more of this psychologically powerful commodity to a discouraged world.
Unique among books on forgiveness, "Beyond Shame and Pain" brings together a Christian approach with a solid foundation in clinical and social psychol...
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77,47 zł |
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On Deconstructing Life-Worlds: Buddhism, Christianity, Culture
ISBN: 9780788502965 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text by an established specialist in French deconstruction, written after his many years in Asia and in the West, celebrates both Buddhist and Christian cultures and the negative but fertile differences between them.
This text by an established specialist in French deconstruction, written after his many years in Asia and in the West, celebrates both Buddhist and Ch...
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233,15 zł |
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Is Religion Good for Your Health?: The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health
ISBN: 9780789001665 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is Religion Good for Your Health? takes you deep into the heart of the ageless debate on the importance of religion and faith to physical and mental health. On the one hand, you will learn about important research findings from cross-sectional, longitudinal, and intervention studies that have demonstrated positive effects of religious belief on both mental and physical health. On the other hand, you will learn how the vast clinical experiences of leading health experts suggest that religion can have negative effects on health. Integral to the book s exploration of the relationship...
Is Religion Good for Your Health? takes you deep into the heart of the ageless debate on the importance of religion and faith to physical and mental h...
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684,29 zł |
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Is Religion Good for Your Health? : The Effects of Religion on Physical and Mental Health
ISBN: 9780789002297 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The focus of this book is on physical and mental health as conventionally defined in relation to religion. Almost no attention is given to the 'softer' social and behavioral science research on the relationship of religion to such health-related subjects as peace of mind, happiness, morale, quality of life, and life satisfaction, although the general direction of findings on those subjects is similar. - from the Foreword.
The focus of this book is on physical and mental health as conventionally defined in relation to religion. Almost no attention is given to the 'softer...
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244,34 zł |
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New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality
ISBN: 9780789020390 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality explores new ways of thinking about a topic that was once taboo but that has now attracted considerable attention from the gerontological community. It examines various approaches to methodology and definition that are used in the study of religion, spirituality, and aging. In addition, it explores the ways that gerontological research can highlight the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of older adults. The title addresses several approaches to issues of definition, exploring important questions that call for...
New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality explores new ways of thinking about a topic that was once taboo but that has n...
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117,25 zł |
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Yoga and Psychology: Language, Memory, and Mysticism
ISBN: 9780791454992 / Angielski / Twarda / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Harold Coward explores how the psychological aspects of Yoga philosophy have been important to intellectual developments both East and West. Foundational for Hindu, Jaina, and Buddhist thought and spiritual practice, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the classical statement of Eastern Yoga, are unique in their emphasis on the nature and importance of psychological processes. Yoga's influence is explored in the work of both the seminal Indian thinker Bhartrhari (c. 600 C.E.) and among key figures in Western psychology: founders Freud and Jung, as well as contemporary transpersonalists such as Washburn,...
Harold Coward explores how the psychological aspects of Yoga philosophy have been important to intellectual developments both East and West. Foundatio...
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373,01 zł |
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Yoga and Psychology: Language, Memory, and Mysticism
ISBN: 9780791455005 / Angielski / Miękka / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Harold Coward explores how the psychological aspects of Yoga philosophy have been important to intellectual developments both East and West. Foundational for Hindu, Jaina, and Buddhist thought and spiritual practice, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, the classical statement of Eastern Yoga, are unique in their emphasis on the nature and importance of psychological processes. Yoga's influence is explored in the work of both the seminal Indian thinker Bhartrhari (c. 600 C.E.) and among key figures in Western psychology: founders Freud and Jung, as well as contemporary transpersonalists such as Washburn,...
Harold Coward explores how the psychological aspects of Yoga philosophy have been important to intellectual developments both East and West. Foundatio...
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113,19 zł |
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Soul and Psyche
ISBN: 9780800627164 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first introduction to the history and method of biblical-psychological interpretation.
The first introduction to the history and method of biblical-psychological interpretation.
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117,88 zł |
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