Religion and Psychology

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Freud can be considered one of the grandparents of the field of religious studies, yet his legacy is deeply contested - students often assume that Freud is sexist, dangerous, passe, and irrelevent to the study of religion. How can Freud be taught in this climate of critique and …

Vincent Crapanzano's excellent study of the Hamadsha, a group of curers in Morocco who have taken the form of a Sufi brotherhood, is particularly significant because it combines and interweaves the psychological, the cultural, and the sociological levels of explanation. It is pe…

Vincent Crapanzano's excellent study of the Hamadsha, a group of curers in Morocco who have taken the form of a Sufi brotherhood, is particularly significant because it combines and interweaves the psychological, the cultural, and the sociological levels of explanation. It is pe…

Reveals how traumatic experiences can be used for positive mental development, challenging mainstream beliefs about healing and moving past trauma to explain how pain can provide learning opportunities and connect people to the world.