Psychology of Religion in Turkey

approx. 273 pp.
ISBN: 978-90-04-29086-0
Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 591 g

Reihe: Brill

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Agilkaya-Sahin, Zuhâl

Streib, Heinz

Ayten, Ali

Hood, Ralph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Religionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam

Über Autor(innen)

Zuhâl Agilkaya-Sahin, Ph.D. (2014), Marmara University, Istanbul, is Asst. Professor at Izmir Katip Çelebi University, Faculty of Islamic Sciences

Heinz Streib, Ph.D. (1989), Emory University, Atlanta, is Professor of Theology/Religious Education at the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology of Bielefeld University, Germany.

Ali Ayten, Ph.D. (2009), Marmara University, Istanbul, is Assoc. Professor at the Department of Psychology of Religion at that University in Turkey.

Ralph W. Hood, Jr., Ph.D. (1968), University of Nevada, Reno, is Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA.

Contributors are:
Zuhal Agilkaya, Merve Altinli-Macic, Ali Ayten, Fatma Gül Cirhinlioglu, Thomas J. Coleman III, Sevde Düzgüner, Ayse Erenay, Gülüsan Göcen, Hasan Kaplan, Hasan Turan Karatepe, Ali Köse, Gözde Özdikmenli-Demir, Sakin Özisik, Kenan Sevinç, Adem Sahin, Ayse Sentepe, Abdulkadir Tabo, Ilhan Topuz, Asim Yapici.