Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 232 pages)
ISBN:
9789004322035
Series Statement:
Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion 27
Content:
Preliminary Material /Andrew Village and Ralph W. Hood -- Sanctification of Health Care Interventions as a Coping Method /Mikael Lundmark -- God Representations: An Exploratory Study on a Croatian Adolescent Sample /Filip Užarević , Damir Ljubotina and Zvonimir Knezović -- Distinguishing between Spirituality and Religion: Accessing the Worldview Correlates of 13- to 15-year-old Students in England and Wales /Leslie J. Francis , Patrick J. Laycock and Gemma Penny -- Self-Control within a Muslim Ideological Surround: Empirical Translation Schemes and the Adjustment of Muslim Seminarians in Iran /Nima Ghorbani , P.J. Watson , Fazlollah Tavakoli and Zhuo Job Chen -- “The Fire That Makes Us Boil”: The Role of Religion in Supporting Faith-Based Organizations in Cambodia /John Frame -- The Study of Prayer: Introduction to the Special Section /Kevin L. Ladd -- A Tangible Connection to the Divine: An Exploration of the Power and Utility of Prayer Objects /Jennifer Valenti , Shira Gabriel and Anderson Blanton -- Who Cares If I Stand on My Head When I Pray? Ritual Inflexibility and Mental-State Understanding in Preschoolers /Nicholas J. Shaman , Anondah R. Saide , Kirsten A. Lesage and Rebekah A. Richert -- Folding Your Hands Helps God Hear You: Prayer and Anthropomorphism in Parents and Children /Rebekah A. Richert , Nicholas J. Shaman , Anondah R. Saide and Kirsten A. Lesage -- How Young Adult Middle Eastern Muslims Interpret Various Prayer Positions in Salat /Mark Aveyard -- Socio-Cultural Differences in Judgments about the Power of Thought /Jonathan D. Lane and Francine Dolins -- Prayer, Personality and Purpose in Life: An Empirical Enquiry among Adolescents in the uk /Leslie J. Francis and Gemma Penny -- Petitionary Prayer: Immature but Common in Christians? A Descriptive and Exploratory Study /Patrick Pössel , Blanca Aranda , Rachel Geist , Kevin L. Ladd and Aaron W. Banister -- Names Index /Andrew Village and Ralph W. Hood -- Subject Index /Andrew Village and Ralph W. Hood.
Content:
This volume includes a wide range of papers that explore individual and institutional aspects of religion from a social-science perspective. The special section has articles related to the practice of prayer, and includes studies from the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. The general papers include studies on coping strategies, God representations, spirituality versus religion, self-control in a Muslim context, and faith-based organizations in Cambodia. Together these papers form a valuable collection indicating the depth and vibrancy of research in these fields
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004322028
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Village, Andrew Research in the social scientific study of religion. Vol. 27 Leiden : Koninklijke Brill NV 2016 ISBN 9789004322028
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004322035
