David A. Leeming – Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion (2010)

Автор: David A. Leeming
Название книги: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Психология
Страницы: 1023
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Integrating psychology and religion, this unique encyclopedia offers a rich contribution to the development of human self-understanding. It provides an intellectually rigorous collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines, dogmas, and experiences of the world’s religious traditions. Easy-to-read, the encyclopedia draws from forty different religions, including modern world religions and older religious movements. It is of particular interest to researchers and professionals in psychology and religion.

Mr. Kenneth Giniger some time ago suggested to Dr. Holly Johnson, then President of Blanton-Peale Institute, New York,
NY, that Blanton-Peale compile an encyclopedia of psychology and religion, a comprehensive reference work consisting
of articles contributed by scholars of importance in the fields of religion, psychology, psychology and religion, and
psychology of religion. Dr. Johnson also saw the need for such an information source and began planning work on the
project with the assistance of Blanton-Peale colleagues, Dr. Walter Odajnyk and Dr. David A. Leeming. Long working
together with Blanton-Peale on behalf of Journal of Religion and Health, Springer Science+Business Media became
publisher, with Dr. Leeming, Dr. Kathryn Madden, and Dr. Stanton Marlan named as Editors-in-Chief. Dr. Leeming
became Managing Editor of the project. He has taught courses in myth, religion, and literature for many years and has
published several books on these subjects, including the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, and until recently was
Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning Journal of Religion and Health and Dean of Blanton-Peale’s Graduate Institute. He
is currently President of Blanton-Peale Institute. Dr. Madden served as Dean and later President of Blanton-Peale, was
Associate Editor and later Executive Editor of the Journal of Religion and Health, and has recently published Dark Light
of the Soul (Lindisfarme Books). She teaches and lectures regularly and is in private practice. She received her M.A.,
M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology and Religion from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She has
published many articles in her field and is Editor of Quadrant. Dr. Marlan is a clinical psychologist in private practice.
He is a training and supervising analyst for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and is President of the
Pittsburgh Society of Jungian Analysts. He is also Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University and
holds diplomates in both Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalysis from the American Board of Professional Psychology.
He has been Editor of the Journal of Jungian Theory and Practice and is the author of numerous articles and books in the
field of Jungian psychology. Parentage of the Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion comes naturally to the Blanton-
Peale Institute. Founded in 1937 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and psychologist Smiley Blanton, the Institute is a mental
health clinic and psychological training institute dedicated to the constructive integration of religion and psychology.
The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion provides a crucial new resource for the collaboration and mutual illumination
of these two fields.
Entries are drawn from a wide variety of religious traditions, not only modern world religions, such as Christianity,
Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, but also, for example, African Animism, pre-Christian Celtic and Germanic
traditions, Egyptian, Greek, Gnostic, and Native North American and Mesoamerican religious movements. Approaches
to the subjects demonstrate a broad range of methodologies. Each entry is intended to create a tension of meaning
between traditional religious terms and psychological interpretations. The goal is not to impose the correct or definitive
meaning, but to explore new and latent deposits of meaning that bear implications for human self-understanding,
cross-cultural interpretation, and therapeutic possibilities.
Occasionally, more than one article on a given subject is included to present different points of view. Extensive crossreferencing
allows the reader to enhance understanding of particular subjects through direct access to related topics. The
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion will serve as a valuable and accessible reference work in both electronic and print
versions for academic libraries and their patrons and will be of particular use to the growing community of researchers,
academics, teachers, clergy, therapists, counselors, and other professionals who are involved in the developing
reintegration of the fields of religion and psychology.