Psychological Perspectives on Religion and Religiosity

by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

Book Overview

Is religion to blame for deadly conflicts? Should religious behaviour be credited more often for acts of charity and altruism? In what ways are religious and 'spiritual' ideas, practices and identities surviving and changing as religion loses its political power in those parts of the world which are experiencing increasing secularization?

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of religion and social identity,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041568286X
• ISBN13: 9780415682862
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"