Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 586 g
Studies in the History of Psychology of Religion
Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 586 g
Reihe: International Series in the Psychology of Religion
ISBN: 978-90-420-1521-0
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi
The volume contains in-depth treatments of such topics as the growth of the field as reflected in university politics, developments within international organizations, and the personal involvement of contributors to the field. A wealth of information is provided on the background of the work of well known psychologists of religion like James Henry Leuba, Oskar Pfister, Gordon Allport, Werner Gruehn, Antoine Vergote and others.
The editor, Jacob A. Belzen, has earned doctorates in Social Sciences, History, and Philosophy. He is a Professor of Psychology of Religion at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). He has published widely on the psychology of religion, especially on its history and foundations.
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Notes on the contributors. Jacob A. BELZEN: Psychology is history. On the necessity of the psychology of religion to reflect its own history. By way of introduction to the volume. David M. WULFF: James Henry Leuba. A Reassessment of a Swiss-American Pioneer. Eckart NASE: The Psychology of Religion at the Crossroads. Oskar Pfister's Challenge to Psychology of Religion in the Twenties. Jacob A. BELZEN: Tremendum et Fascinans: On the Early Reception and Nondevelopment of the Psychology of Religion among Orthodox Dutch Calvinists. Hendrika VANDE KEMP: Gordon Allport's pre-1950 Writings on Religion. The Archival Record. Troels NØRAGER: Villiam Grønbaek and the Dorpat School. Elements of a “History” based on the Correspondence between Villiam Grønbaek and Werner Gruehn. Patrick VANDERMEERSCH: The Failure of Second Naiveté. Some Landmarks in the History of French Psychology of Religion. Ingemar NILSSON: The Identity of the Psychology of Religion. A Swedish Case Study. Author Index.