Research Catalog

Title

Psychology of religion in Turkey / edited by Zuhâl Ağilkaya-Şahin, Heinz Streib, Ali Ayten, Ralph W. Hood, Jr.

Publication

• Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
• ©2015

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Ağilkaya-Şahin, Zuhâl.
• Streib, Heinz, 1951-
• Ayten, Ali
• Hood, Ralph W., Jr., 1942-

Description

xiii, 282 pages; 25 cm

Summary

In 'Psychology of religion in Turkey', senior and emerging Turkish scholars present critical conceptual analyses and empirical studies devoted to the Psychology of Religion in Turkey. Parts 1 and 2 consist of articles placing the psychology of religion in historical context of an ancient culture undergoing modernization and secularization and articles devoted to the uniqueness of Islam among the great faith traditions. Part 3 is devoted to empirical studies of religion and positive outcomes related to health and virtues while part 4 is devoted to empirical studies on social outcomes of religious commitment in Turkey. Finally, part 5 is devoted to the issues of religiousness and spirituality, including two studies focused upon Turkish Sufism.

Subject

• Psychology, Religious > Turkey
• Islam > Psychology
• Islamic sociology
• Psychology, Religious
• Religion
• Turkey > Religion
• Turkey

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 16-1698

ISBN

• 9789004290860
• 9004290869
• 9789004290884 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015009624

OCLC

900685660

Title

Psychology of religion in Turkey / edited by Zuhâl Ağilkaya-Şahin, Heinz Streib, Ali Ayten, Ralph W. Hood, Jr.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Ağilkaya-Şahin, Zuhâl.

Streib, Heinz, 1951- editor.

Ayten, Ali, editor.

Hood, Ralph W., Jr., 1942-

Research Call Number

JFE 16-1698